Comments Concering This Day - 2009:

Greetings, Bob, Fascinating, the Wright brothers. I remember very little from my early childhood in North Carolina. Born in 1950 we moved to Philadelphia in September 1953. However I do remember some little memories, like the "bull" in the yard next door. I later found out it was a tiny (to an adult) heifer. I specifically remember the family making a day trip to the beach at Kitty Hawk. It was cold, I remember, and also remember my late Father telling me, "This is the place that man first flew in an aircraft." Evocative, yes, but also more influential than you can imagine. I had always had after that a fascination for aircraft, and indeed when I read some of the Biggles books at about 10 or 11 years old I decided then and there I was going to be a pilot. A good read, Bob....... and how fun, there's even a web site devoted to the author...  <a href="http://www.wejohns.com/" target="_blank">Click For Good Read</a> Now that I've checked out wejohns.com, I've carbon copied this email to Roger. Thank you for your dedication and enthusiasm for Biggles, Roger. As I said, a visit to Kitty Hawk and reading Biggles as a child persuaded me to become a pilot. Son of an American sailor and a British Wren, my siblings and I were educated in Great Britain. I served in the Royal Air Force from 1969 to 1988, flying helicopters. Bob and I were pioneers together in the friendly heady days of the ad-hoc bulletin board network. His "I'd Rather Be Flying" pages are frequently visited by me and thousands of others. Maybe you two could cross link your web sites. Cheers to you both. John....

11:33 9/19/2008