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Global Media25,000 feet. I understand that Korea is the “forgotten”
war to most civilians, but we encountered similar con-
ditions and action to those in Vietnam. Plus, we had
no electronics in the Panther or on the old straight-
deck Boxer. The landing signal offi cer was our guide for
landing. (I would prefer not to use my name since my
grandkids never knew what I did during the Korean
War, and I would like to keep it that way.)
Bob
Tell you what, Bob Withnolastname, we’d love to tell
some Korean Navy stories, so sit down at your computer
and let us know about your time over there. I mean that.
We’ll even give you a cool pen name. How does “Maverick”
sound?—BD
Fairchild 71 Lover!
I was pleased to see an article on the Fairchild 71 in the June
2019 issue. We’ve had one up here in the Pacifi c Northwest since
the mid-’60s (see above). It belonged to Jack Ady and was kept at
Harvey Airfi eld at Snohomish, Washington. Jack was an avid sky-
diver and purchased the airplane back in the mid-’60s after he won
a U.S. Skydiving Championship jumping out of it (when parachutes
were round). I helped him restore it in 1969/70, when we painted it
up in an Alaska-Washington Airways color scheme. He owned the
airplane until a few years ago, when his ill health forced him to sell
it. Jack is no longer with us, but the airplane now resides at the Port
Townsend Aero Museum at the Port Townsend, Washington, airport,
a small-town air museum defi nitely worth a visit.
Jack was a colorful person. His airplane had a 600hp version of
the R-1340. Being a truck driver, he couldn’t afford to feed the
33 gallons/hour fuel burn of that engine, so he seldom fl ew the air-
plane unless a group of us kids pooled our money and paid for the
fuel. Even with all that horsepower, the 1948 Stinson Station Wagon
that I eventually owned was faster than the 71 but, boy, could the
71 haul a load with that huge, fat wing. We tried to convince Jack to
switch the engine out for an R-985, but he was one for authenticity.
Terry ChamberlainWe love those big old birds, too. Thanks for the note.—BD