• Read this Mike?

    From Ward Dossche@1:2320/100 to Mike Luther on Sun Jun 3 13:13:02 2007
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    Mike,

    There a private jet waited. Hughes inspected the Hawker Siddeley 748,

    The Hawker Siddeley 748 is not a private jet but a 42-50 passenger propeller plane which was heavily used in both military and civilian versions.

    I've flown in it often.

    It was during this time of high adventure that Howard Hughes discovered Watergate. He was looking at a picture of an airplane in the London Express when he noticed a story about the crisis he had unwittingly
    caused.

    As far as I know Howard Hughes name is nowhere even near-connected to Watergate.

    I'd recalled this as a DH125 some twenty years after reading this book
    but then - my appologies.

    The DeHavilland DH125 on the contrary is a very successful businessjet also marketed as Hawker Siddeley HS125 and as Hawker Raytheon 800.

    " Stary stary night ..
    amber fields of violet haze ..
    painted by the artist's loving hand .."

    And yes, I was present in the room in the Holiday Inn in Newton, Iowa,on New Year's eve after a flight in our Beech Baron N7826R up to Iowa for a sales closing in Baxter near there, when McClain sung his song for the
    very first time in public.

    Make that Don McLean and I'm with you.

    Take care,

    \%/@rd

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  • From Mike Luther@1:2320/100 to Ward Dossche on Sun Jun 3 17:06:02 2007
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    Yes Ward ..

    The Hawker Siddeley 748 is not a private jet but a 42-
    50 passenger propeller plane which was heavily used in
    both military and civilian versions.

    I've flown in it often.

    As noted below my personal recall was the DH125 but the quote was taken directly from the book-cited 748 on which you answered me.

    It was during this time of high adventure that
    Howard Hughes discovered
    Watergate. He was looking at a picture of an airplane in the London Express when he noticed a story about the crisis he had unwittingly caused.

    As far as I know Howard Hughes name is nowhere even
    near-connected to Watergate.

    I was quoting from the book here as well. Another very close friend of mine from college days at Texas A&M University back in the 60's was surprised at a comment or two from the book on what you and I were discussing here when I mentioned your reply in the echo. His name is Mike Clifford -- a very highly skilled hydraulics system engineer and specialist. He is also another high time pilot .. and as well ...

    From long ago helping the then long ago as well pilot for the Goodyear Blimp to
    get his instrument rating even earlier .. Mike got to fly the blimp! The Goodyear Blimp was at that time hangered in Spring, Texas, where both of these guys lived then and that's how that sort of came to be. Mike told me a week or
    so ago that he found out that the book "Citizen Hughs" has been re-printed in paperback and can be bought now directly. He ordered a copy and has it - is reading it. Is getting really surprised about all that is there on things as well.

    I'd recalled this as a DH125 some twenty years
    after reading this book but then - my appologies.

    The DeHavilland DH125 on the contrary is a very
    successful businessjet also marketed as Hawker
    Siddeley HS125 and as Hawker Raytheon 800.

    I'm no expert on any of this. Get caught in the crosswind as do all of us at times on these journeys! Chuckle.

    " Stary stary night ..
    amber fields of violet haze ..
    very first time in public.

    Make that Don McLean and I'm with you.


    Correct. Our company controller Charles Blieke who was with me at the table then in Iowa was music related too. His son was the rock band leader whose band fronted for The Eagles. Charles was the guy who did the bookings and payments and all for them until .. one day The Eagles never flew in from the West Coast and poor Charles went broke when he had to pay off all the guarantees .. refunds, whatever. He had to file bankruptcy. Wound up working for us as our controller after that.

    Another aviation related comment from Charles which took me by surprise was that the air taxi outfit who furnished the Lear that The Eagles used really hated that contract. Charles told me they absolutely hated having to clean up all the residue from the sicky pooh in that Lear after many of the trips with them post show and smell.

    But .. that's not a personal observation, just from what he told me..


    Sleep well; OS/2's still awake! ;)

    Mike @ 1:117/3001

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