JC>Don't recognize the names Jim.  Cliff Stout was the Test/Production that
JC>I knew and first flew in the 727 with then.  Were they at the factory in
JC>Washington?
    They went from our stan board to Washington in 1966. Yingling
 died not long after. Both were excellent pilots. Bill had many
 classified missions in the B-47 recons before coming to B-52s.
JC>I didn't find that the case with the Gooney as I thought it was one of
JC>the most docile aircraft that I have flown.  I certainly do agree with
JC>you on the others the only one of which I flew was the C-45/D-18S.
 I have been in some pretty rough landings in the C-47. A fine pilot
 almost put us upside down landing at Mitchel one night.
 As a navigator, I got lots of stick time in it. In some of the
 really long missions out or E. Harmon in NEAC, eveyone had to fly.
  :)
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