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WHBM
For those who know of Little Miss WHBM, today was in the bicycle shop, buying a first bicycle. Great excitement, which led to running over the salesman's toes
There are articles on the BBC website today that it's
50 years ago today since the black weekend of UK holiday flights. On Saturday evening 3 June 1967 two separate flights with elderly piston-engine aircraft left for the Mediterranean.
Maybe I'll chip in about the "Double Sunrise" when I get a further moment.
OK, a
Quiz question. It's been a while. Shortly after walking in to the house yesterday from the Dublin plane, on a warm and cloud free evening, there was a very distant but somewhat familiar pulsing, droning sound outside, I stepped out, and there up high, very slow, lit on the port side by the setting sun, was a notable classic 4-engined propeller airliner making an
intercontinental journey northeast-wards at 25,000 feet. I watched it for several minutes as the sound slowly disappeared. Any guesses what it was ?
Welcome back,
WHBM! And good Lord, Little Miss WHBM already on a bicycle! They certainly grow up quickly, don't they? Now if you can just keep her and her new bike off the runway over at LCY, all will be well.....
Looking forward to hopefully hearing more about the "Double Sunrise". There's certainly more to that story....
On a lighter note, we also observed another 50th year anniversary just a few days ago: the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles back in 1967. Last evening, we watched an excellent documentary on public television (Louisiana Public Broadcasting) concerning the recording of this landmark album and it certainly brought back memories. It also brought to mind a flight taken from Maui by yours truly some years ago when George Harrison was living on the island. I had been visiting friends in upcountry Kula on the side of Haleakala and listening to the local FM rock station when it was announced that it was Mr. Harrison's birthday. The DJ wished him well and also alluded to a big birthday bash at George's residence on Maui. A few days later at OGG I boarded a DC-10-10 operated by United on my way home to San Luis Obispo county. As I was settling into my seat in first, a tall, long haired, rather spaced out looking character entered the front cabin. And after a moment or two, I recognized him: it was Mick Fleetwood. We chatted a bit later during the flight to LAX and I asked him if he had attended George Harrison's birthday party. He paused, smiled faintly and said something like "Well, you never know about these things, don't you?" which was followed by a wink.
Which brings us to your propeller quiz item. Of course, I have no bloody clue. So then, a wild guess: a Lockheed Constellation.