This past April we had a Forum visitor that corrupted this page with a post that multiplied itself many times over. When we first started the Forum, I opened it to all visitors but have now changed it so a membership approval is required. I will screen Forum members just a bit to ensure they  have a legitimate  interest in AAB and seaplanes in general.

It took a while but I was able to delete the intruder and save the original posts.

Ralph Fuller
Jan 17, 2019

Unexpected visitor

I worked for AAB from 1973 to about 1980. 4 years in STT and the remainder in STX.

one morning, coming in to work at the STT ramp, I spotted something in the water at the bottom of the ramp close to the hanger. on closer examination, it turned out to be a dead body! It looked to have been in the water for some time as there was green algae on the skin and clothes. I notified...somebody, I don't remember who.

There was rumor that it was a relative of the Governor, who after drinking too much, fell off the seawall and drowned. I never heard any more about it.

A grim visitor indeed!

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