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Draft Posts
February 2026 draft posts
Phil: "I was in the Virgin Islands once, I met a girl. We ate lobster, drank pina coladas. At sunset we made love like sea otter. That was a pretty good day. Why couldn't I get that day over and over again?"
Groundhog Day
February 2, 2026
Flies Atlantic "Just for Fun"
Boris Sergievsky landed his Grumman Mallard amphibian (J-4 / N2940) (AAB's N83781 / VISS's N604SS) in London, August 10,1947 , after a 25-hour flight from New York.
He said he had no business in Europe and flew just for fun and to see what the plane could do. With him were his wife, a radio operator and Marina Svetlova, a ballerina at the Metropolitan.
photo credit Acme News - NY Bureau 3/11/47
William F. Buckley Jr.
was a friend of Charles Blair Jr. and William's son Christopher shared a story about Charlies visit to his home back in the early 1970's. Christopher was an accomplished author and the story came from his book "Losing Mom and Pup".
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Original photo from Tom Anusewicz Collection
Claude "Bonny" Austin
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Tri-Air Corp.
Alexander Hamilton Airport
Christiansted, St. Croix
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Left to right / standing; Claude Austin, Lou Ellen, Jerry Boyce, Art Machel
front, Jasper Henry, ______, and ______.​​​​
photos credit Charlie Freehling
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The Amphibians
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