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Lufbery · 10 December 2001, 03:15 AM

Hmm. I've always been interested in airplanes -- God knows I've been to the National Air & Space Museum dozens of times since I was a wee little kid -- but it wasn't until my early teens that I really started learning about the romance and the history of World War I aviation.

Like many of you, it was a combination of an excellent school library (and the Time-Life book, Knights of the Air) and scale modeling that really hooked my interest.

More importantly, my parents and grandparents really encouraged my interest in history. Now that I'm getting married (in April) and planning on having kids (after a year or so), I plan on being as supportive as my parents, and I'll try to do as much as they did to expose me to opportunities for learning.

I should add, that like Droops, Red Baron and Red Baron II/3D have done a lot to fuel my interest in the more technical aspects of WWI aviation.

Regards,

10 December 2001, 03:15 AM	#23 (permalink)
Lufbery Forum Ace Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 2,515	Hmm. I've always been interested in airplanes -- God knows I've been to the National Air & Space Museum dozens of times since I was a wee little kid -- but it wasn't until my early teens that I really started learning about the romance and the history of World War I aviation. Like many of you, it was a combination of an excellent school library (and the Time-Life book, Knights of the Air) and scale modeling that really hooked my interest. More importantly, my parents and grandparents really encouraged my interest in history. Now that I'm getting married (in April) and planning on having kids (after a year or so), I plan on being as supportive as my parents, and I'll try to do as much as they did to expose me to opportunities for learning. I should add, that like Droops, Red Baron and Red Baron II/3D have done a lot to fuel my interest in the more technical aspects of WWI aviation. Regards, __________________ Drew Ames "Drew can talk -- by Jove, how the man can talk!" -- James Norman Hall in "High Adventure"