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In the latest Fall edition of TO FLY, publication of the Sport Avia.
Assoc., I read a reprint of a July 1944 issue of SKYWAYS mag. about a long tow! Across the Atlantic no less. I just can't believe it. Can somebody help me verify it? No date of the flight was given. It was a Waco CG-4A (named Voo-Doo) and was by the British from Montreal with one stop on the "east coast"(?). The second leg was 28 hours with landing in "Britain". They had a cargo load of 3000 pounds. Only pilot (Seys, RAF) and copilot (Gobeil, RAF) aboard. Mention was made of thunder, snow and ice. Quote: "....the snow and ice were so thick that the towplane, for the most part, was invisible. Only fifteen feet or so of the towrope could be seen." I have been involved in several long cross country tows, one of which involved the towplane towing me into a cloud. I lasted about 20 seconds before the rope broke. But that's another story. If this story is true the details would really be interesting and my hat's off. If it is untrue their must be some sort of story behind it of interest. Can anybody fill us in? Ed Byars |
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