Warbird Information Exchange

...enroute from NMNA passed thru NW of Houston yesterday heading for Castle Air Museum, Atwater, California. At a stop in Hockley, a Houston news film team interviewed Marty Batura of Worldwide Aircraft Recovery who said he began in Florida. The Hornet still carries the name of Lcdr James "Rocket" Haley of Canadian, Texas who last flew ship 2. BuNo 163429 according to Baugher was with the Blues Feb. 2019 to Feb. 2020 before being retired to NMNA. Due to Covid most of the flights of this bird and Haley were spent with the joint Navy/ Airforce "thank-you" flights for Covid responders for their toil and sacrifices.

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I found in my dumped recordings it was the KHOU 11 News at 10 of 8/21 broadcast that featured the news clip, but I couldn't get the video link to cooperate. Here's a youtube copy, but it's not the same as the report and the resolution sux...
Former Blue Angels FA-18 makes a pit stop near Houston...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY8ivgl3Y7k

EDIT....and now it says it's no longer available.... Arrrrgghhh!

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He bowls overhand...He is the most interesting man in the world.
"In Peace Japan Breeds War", Eckstein, Harper and Bros., 3rd ed. 1943(1927, 1928,1942)
"Leave it to ol' Slim. I got ideas...and they're all vile, baby." South Dakota Slim
"Ahh..."The Deuce", 28,000 pounds of motherly love." quote from some Mojave Grunt
DBF