James R. Gannett died

[GeorgeC]

I just read in "GA News: that Jim Gannett died.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/274739_gannettobit21.html

GeorgeC

[.Blueskies.]

Blueskies, Jim, onward into the sunset...


"GeorgeC" > wrote in message ...
>I just read in "GA News: that Jim Gannett died.
>
> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/274739_gannettobit21.html
>
> GeorgeC

[vincent p. norris]

>I just read in "GA News: that Jim Gannett died.
>
>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/274739_gannettobit21.html

That obit says

"Gannett was best known in the Northwest for co-piloting a Boeing 707
jetliner that performed two barrel rolls over Lake Washington in
1955."

Is that correct? Wasn't it Tex Johnston? Was Gannett the copilot?

vince norris

[john smith]

In article >,
vincent p. norris > wrote:

> >I just read in "GA News: that Jim Gannett died.
> >
> >http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/274739_gannettobit21.html
>
> That obit says
>
> "Gannett was best known in the Northwest for co-piloting a Boeing 707
> jetliner that performed two barrel rolls over Lake Washington in
> 1955."
>
> Is that correct? Wasn't it Tex Johnston? Was Gannett the copilot?

Vince, what does the word "copilot" mean? :-)

[Steven P. McNicoll[_1_]]

"vincent p. norris" > wrote in message
...
>
> That obit says
>
> "Gannett was best known in the Northwest for co-piloting a Boeing 707
> jetliner that performed two barrel rolls over Lake Washington in
> 1955."
>
> Is that correct? Wasn't it Tex Johnston? Was Gannett the copilot?
>

Do you have reason to doubt the obit?

[Montblack[_1_]]

"vincent p. norris" <
> "Gannett was best known in the Northwest for co-piloting a Boeing 707
> jetliner that performed two barrel rolls over Lake Washington in
> 1955."
>
> Is that correct? Wasn't it Tex Johnston? Was Gannett the copilot?


Interesting reading:

http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/aircraft/boeing_367.htm
National Air and Space Museum 707 history

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/707family/index.html
Boeing history (707) "...367-80, better known as the Dash 80"

http://www.aviationexplorer.com/707_roll_video.htm
Aviation Explorer video of the barrel roll

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rILk6-4SMJQ
Same barrel roll video on youtube.com


Montblack
<http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6055643060319319902&q=barrel+roll>
Cri-Cri barrel roll <g>

[Matt Whiting]

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
> "vincent p. norris" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>That obit says
>>
>>"Gannett was best known in the Northwest for co-piloting a Boeing 707
>>jetliner that performed two barrel rolls over Lake Washington in
>>1955."
>>
>>Is that correct? Wasn't it Tex Johnston? Was Gannett the copilot?
>>
>
>
> Do you have reason to doubt the obit?

Obits are in newspapers. That should automatically raise suspicion.
Not as much suspicion as network TV though...


Matt

[vincent p. norris]

>> "Gannett was best known in the Northwest for co-piloting a Boeing 707
>> jetliner that performed two barrel rolls over Lake Washington in
>> 1955."
>>
>> Is that correct? Wasn't it Tex Johnston? Was Gannett the copilot?
>
>Vince, what does the word "copilot" mean? :-)

Boy, I must have contracted a severe case of dyslexia! I completely
misread that!

vince norris

[vincent p. norris]

>Do you have reason to doubt the obit?

No, I have reason to doubt my eyesight.

vince norris