Saturday, March 31, 2007

CHINA-BURMA-INDIA PILOTS
IN 1945 I FILMED A 16 MM MOVIE OF FLYING THE HUMP FROM CALCUTTA TO CHINA. 310 COPIES OF THIS FILM
WERE SOLD. IF YOU ARE A VETERAN PILOT WHO FLEW C-54'S AND YOU DID BUY A COPY OF THIS FILM I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
MORE THAN ANYTHING I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM A GRANDSON OF THIS PILOT WHO SAW THIS FILM WITH YOUR GRANDFATHER WHO FLEW THIS PLANE I WOULD SURE LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND SEE WHAT YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION OF HIS JOB AS A PILOT.
THIS MOVIE IS 16 MM AND IT STARTS OUT WITH LEAVING THE MESS HALL, GO TO THE FLIGHT LINE, AND THEN TAKE OFF FOR THE FLIGHT.
THE LAST HALF OF THE FILM IS A DAY OFF ON THE STREETS OF CALCUTTA
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A RELATIVE WHO FLEW FOR THE AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ASK AROUND THE NEXT TIME YOU GO TO YOUR PRIVATE PILOTS AIRPORT
I ALSO DELIVERED A B-24 TO AUSTRALIA AND B-17'S TO CANADA

ALSO THIS IS MY FIRST LETTER AS A BLOGSTER. LET ME KNOW HOW I AM DOING

LET'S GO FLYING DO YOU FLY A PIPER CUB ? CLIFFORD PLACE

IT IS ONE HOUR LATER AND I AM STILL LEARNING SO I WILL ADD MOE INFORMATION
I AM 93 YEARS OLD AND LIVE AT A RETIREMENT HOME HERE IN CARMICHAEL CALIFORNIA. IF ANYONE LIVES HERE LET ME KNOW I NEED SOME HELP THIS IS THE BEST PASTIME I HAVE EVER HAD
I WILL BE DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE BEEN WRITING A JOURNAL EVERY DAY AND HAVE A LOT OF STUFF. ALSO IF YOU DO A LO OF WRITING PLEASE SEND ME A NOTE. THINGS I HAVE WRITTEN 40 YEARS AGO ARE BETTER THAN ANY PICTURE. I AM WORKING ON A BLOG NOW CALLED "AROUND THE WORLD ON WINGS WHEELS AND RAILS. ALSO TOYING WITH A ROMANCE NOVEL NAMED FROM THE CUB TO THE CONCORDE
WHAT WOULD BE FUN TO DO IS AGREE ON TELEPHONE CALLS. IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE WITH ALL OF THIS FREE EVENING TIME LE'S GET TOGETHER AND CHAT, IF YOU LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO OR CARMICHAEL LE'S HAVE COFFEE.

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