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Wind In The Wires · 27 October 2007, 03:49 AM

I am saddened to hear of Bill Turner's passing.

On my first visit to Oshkosh in 1972 his Miss Los Angeles replica drew me like a magnet and I sat next to it while he wiped oil off of it's belly. He graciously answered my questions about the airplane and when he learned of my interest in race cars recounted some of his adventures with Phil Hill, Masten Gregory and Dan Gurney racing in California in the 50s and 60s. He was the first EAA member I had a chance to talk to at any length and left me with a very positive opinion of the organization and it's members.

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27 October 2007, 03:49 AM	#37 (permalink)
Wind In The Wires Two-seater Pilot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Painesville, Ohio Posts: 170	I am saddened to hear of Bill Turner's passing. On my first visit to Oshkosh in 1972 his Miss Los Angeles replica drew me like a magnet and I sat next to it while he wiped oil off of it's belly. He graciously answered my questions about the airplane and when he learned of my interest in race cars recounted some of his adventures with Phil Hill, Masten Gregory and Dan Gurney racing in California in the 50s and 60s. He was the first EAA member I had a chance to talk to at any length and left me with a very positive opinion of the organization and it's members. Write Martha write. __________________ First rule of ground school; This is the ground, don't hit it going fast. You start flying with a full bag of luck and an empty bag for experience. The object is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.