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When I was 5 years old we flew from LA to the territory of Hawaii on a C-54. We faced the tail of the airplane, 190 mph, at 10,000 feet, unpressurized, just the drone of the engines, 2,563 miles 14 hours total. Look out the left, oh look waves. Look out the right, more waves. No movie, no electronic amusement of any sort. I was only 5 so reading was not really an option. At one point I do remember looking at my mom and asking her "mommy, is this where we live now?"
Dad was in full dress uniform, mom was in heals, full dress and gloves and a hat of the era. Most of the other passengers were in uniform and the only other kid was my brother, and if you ever rode in a car with your older brother, riding in an airplane next to him for 12 hours would have resulted in my torture, so we ended on opposite sides of mom.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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