Search my Blog
Subscribe
rss
-
Recent Posts
December 2025 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Archives
Recent Comments
- Marie Palachuk on My Grandfathers
- Ingrid on My Grandfathers
- Joe Clark on The Aeronca Chief
- Lindsay Barra (Knowles) on The Aeronca Chief
- Peter Brown on Gladys Ingle
Author Archives: Joe Clark
Eric, Gone West
My friend, Eric, has “gone west.” In World War I when a soldier died, his comrades placed his body on a caisson with the others who had died and the caissons passed other soldiers on the way to the rear … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Life in General, Personal
Tagged British cadets, Charlie Miller, Clewiston, combat experience, Embry-Riddle Flight School, England’s darkest hour, Eric Gone West, flight experience, Florida, Luftwaffe, Mosquito, the No. 5 BFTS, Winston Churchill, World War I, “gone west”
2 Comments
A Very Important Flight
One of the great perils of flying is weather. Particularly in the early part of the last century, weather was extremely hazardous. When the weather went “down,” flying became dangerous. It was dangerous because aviators were incapable of landing on instruments … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation History
1 Comment
21st Century Thievery – Part Two
If you find yourself a victim of identity theft you must become immediately proactive in correcting the problem. This is one time you do not want procrastinate. Start fixing the problem and start on it now. If the theft was … Continue reading
21st Century Thievery – Part One
Thieves have been a part of life since Biblical times and there appears to be little we can do about it. When a friend or relative becomes the victim of crime, we help them the best we can, give thanks … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged 21st Century Thievery, computer theft, computers, criminals, cyberspace, financial crime, identity theft, modern day robbers, normal lives, protecting yourself, steal identities, the Internet, thieves, victims of crime
Comments Off on 21st Century Thievery – Part One