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"Indrek" wrote:

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Sorry about the garbage files! I will try again.

No problem, The combined OK. can't identify the small plane in the
foreground, though. Presumably you are the cool dude standing on the wing
root.

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto

The plane in the foreground is a Johnson Rocket 185, of which more than
500 were sold and 17 built, in 1946. When Fertile Myrtle was in Oakland,
CA, I flew over and took some pictures.

Fertile Myrtle was the drop plane for many of the X-series at Edwards.
The last I heard, Kermit Weeks had added it to his collection, but I
think that it was damaged in a hurricane about 20 years ago.

If anybody has more info, please post.