James R. Gannett died

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

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...ettobit21.html

GeorgeC

Blueskies, Jim, onward into the sunset...


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

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...ettobit21.html

GeorgeC

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

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...ettobit21.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

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vincent p. norris wrote:

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

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...ettobit21.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? :-)

"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" 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?

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

Do you have reason to doubt the obit?

No, I have reason to doubt my eyesight.

vince norris

"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...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