Jay

One more. Met and visited with Pancho Barnes (one of the earliest to
be issued a pilots license) who owned the Bar (and ????) at the end of
the R/W at Edwards. The place where Yeager partied before hurting his
arm the night before breaking the sound barrier.

An aside. Edwards tried to close Pancho down so they could extend the
R/W. She called Washington and talked to some of her old time buddies
from the early day of flying and Edwards did not extend the R/W G

Big John
Pilot ROCAF


On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:22:30 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

I carried a WWII Army river crossing big (physical size) Outboard from
the Philipines to Japan in a P-51. Pieces in 'hell hole' in front of
tail wheel, behind armor plate inside canopy and on my lap.

Also had the wings (guns and ammo spaces) filled with green bananas
for my very young daughter.

I swear, Big John, half the time I think you just make this stuff up. Then
I realize that NO ONE could make up stories like you tell! :-)

The other half, I simply marvel that any one person could have done so many
exciting things!

Everyone remarks that starting this hotel must be an "adventure," but it's a
walk in the park compared to what you've seen and done.

Thanks for sharing the stories...