On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 23:12:44 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote:

:
:"Richard Riley" wrote
:
: Emerging from Kelly Field, Texas, as a Second Lieutenant, Roddenberry
: was sent to the South Pacific where he entered combat at Guadalcanal,
: flying B-17 bombers out of the newly-captured Japanese airstrip, which
: became Henderson Field. He flew missions against enemy strongholds at
: Bougainville and participated in the Munda invasion. In all, he took
: part in 89 missions and sorties. He was decorated with the
: Distinguished flying Cross and the Air Medal.
:
: Roddenberry later received a Civil Aeronautics
: commendation for his efforts during and after the crash."
:
: Also, the man who designed the "Enterprise" itself, Matt Jefferies,
: was a pilot based at Santa Paula for many years.
:
:Wow, I am a bit of a Star Trek buff, but I had no idea about all of
:Rodenberry's history!
:
:I suppose that the Jefferies tube got it's name from the designer.

Yep. And most of the medical instruments that Dr. McCoy used were
actually salt shakers. There are LOTS of inside jokes on the show.

My Long EZ was registered as a Federation-Starship "Enterprise" with a
reg number of 1701X. I'd call it a Long EZ on the radio, but every
once in a while an ATC type would get it from the reg number. I have
1701V reserved for my new one.