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AAC Cadet Leader · 7 November 2007, 01:35 AM

Mom's Log
Day 1 continued

Al Kimball from Tangerine Airfield in Zellwood, Florida flew Martha on the second leg in a 1941 Stearman from Orlando Country Airport (Plymouth) to Tangerine Field, where Martha’s friend, Jim Kimball and his son and brothers have an antique plane restoration facility.

Then Al flew her on the third leg to Eustis, Florida where Ralph Wainwright was waiting, who flew her to Ocala in his 1946 Champion.

The fifth, sixth and seventh legs she flew with Mac Barksdale again in his J-3 Cub from Leeward to Ocala to Perry, Florida.

At 12 noon Mrs. Bassett called from Live Oaks, Florida asking Martha’s arrival time. The person picking Martha up (Jack Hurdle, II) was making a two-hour flight and she could not change plans at this time. Martha told Mrs. Bassett she would try to stop in a few months on her way back to Orlando.

At 7:30 PM Martha called from Perry Foley Field, in Perry, FL while she was waiting for Jack Hurdle in a Cessna 195 to take her to Harold, Florida.

Then, her last flight of the first day was at dusk, from McCutchan Field in Harold, Florida to Coastal Airport in Pensacola with Earl Caudell in his 1951 L-19 Bird Dog.

Alabama 7:10 PM. They arrived at at dusk, landing at Coastal in Pensacola and drove to Alabama to have dinner at Quincy’s and spend the night at the home of Major Charlie Streit and his wife, Joan from Perry Foley and Harold, Florida.

7 November 2007, 01:35 AM	#65 (permalink)
AAC Cadet Leader Have Goggles Will Travel! Contributor Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: california	Mom's Log Day 1 continued Al Kimball from Tangerine Airfield in Zellwood, Florida flew Martha on the second leg in a 1941 Stearman from Orlando Country Airport (Plymouth) to Tangerine Field, where Martha’s friend, Jim Kimball and his son and brothers have an antique plane restoration facility. Then Al flew her on the third leg to Eustis, Florida where Ralph Wainwright was waiting, who flew her to Ocala in his 1946 Champion. The fifth, sixth and seventh legs she flew with Mac Barksdale again in his J-3 Cub from Leeward to Ocala to Perry, Florida. At 12 noon Mrs. Bassett called from Live Oaks, Florida asking Martha’s arrival time. The person picking Martha up (Jack Hurdle, II) was making a two-hour flight and she could not change plans at this time. Martha told Mrs. Bassett she would try to stop in a few months on her way back to Orlando. At 7:30 PM Martha called from Perry Foley Field, in Perry, FL while she was waiting for Jack Hurdle in a Cessna 195 to take her to Harold, Florida. Then, her last flight of the first day was at dusk, from McCutchan Field in Harold, Florida to Coastal Airport in Pensacola with Earl Caudell in his 1951 L-19 Bird Dog. Alabama 7:10 PM. They arrived at at dusk, landing at Coastal in Pensacola and drove to Alabama to have dinner at Quincy’s and spend the night at the home of Major Charlie Streit and his wife, Joan from Perry Foley and Harold, Florida. Last edited by AAC Cadet Leader; 4 July 2008 at 12:09 AM.