(John S. Shinal)
Date: 2/9/2004 3:09 PM Central Standard Time
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"Dudley Henriques" wrote:

A self inspired night checkout in the average warbird would kill all but the
most "inspired" I can assure you!! :-)))

"All right, time to rotate...hmmm...what the...why can't I...
AAAGH ! The gust locks !"

PRANG ! Boom.




That's how Les Towers put the Boeing 299, prototype for the B-17, into the
ground.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired