My Dad was a career "Tech-Rep" for Douglas, which was later taken into McDonnell: Douglas AD-1, A4D, DC-9 plus Yugoslav JAT DC-10s were his specialties. Also flew for Chalk Airways in retirement.

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To see the collection at Opa-Locka airport in black and white, there's a much better website than this one—below—but it includes the term from the better site: "Corrosion Corner" .http://www.michaelprophet.com/MiamiCC.html The above website might include a photo of the actual Convair being discussed. There was a similar "Corrosion Corner" at MIA in the 1970s.

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WPBF reported yesterday, "The wing of a small plane washed ashore early Monday morning on Hutchinson Island." [Florida]

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WOW renamed to WHOA Airlines.

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I don't recall similar cases involving folks from "The Greatest Generation".

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The Everglades claimed a mid-air collision back in the 1980s. Low wing aircraft hit top of Cessna 182, sending it to earth. Maybe two fatalities resulted.

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The "oil can" used as a standard measurement of inseam appears different than today's gallon cans. I hope Science isn't being taken for a ride on this long, drawn-out story.

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Curious: Why aren't the Cessna 170s and 180s in consideration?

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Between 1945 and 1954, my Dad piloted DC-3s among the islands for Hawaiian Airlines. He carried a few passengers, but perhaps it was pineapples that was the most weight on board. (He flew Black Cat PBYs in the SW Pacific during WWII). I missed out on DC-3s, but flew a succession of DC-4s from Hawaii to Boston dressed in a Cub Scout uniform at the age of seven. With a brilliant memory, my Dad then became a tech-rep for Douglas Aircraft—the AD-1 and AD-4 getting most of his attention. :)

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Yes, but we don't sell the intelligence to Iran...

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