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There's no anger in his voice, though. And even with the crewcut and Canal St., New Orleans tattoos--one of a mermaid, another of a clipper ship--the image of Richardson as a platoon sergeant just doesn't fit. His soft voice belies some of the memories--of "mowing down" North Koreans as an infantryman in MacArthur's Yalu River-bound 24th Division and carrying out "search and destroy" missions in the Central Highlands of Vientnam...
DIED. Wellwood E. Beall, 71, pioneer airplane designer and engineer; following surgery; in Santa Monica, Calif. During his 30 years with Boeing (1934 to 1964), Beall oversaw the development of the 314 Boeing Clipper, the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-29 Superfortress of World War II; the B-47 and B-52 jet bombers; and the Boeing 707, the first commercial jet aircraft. In 1964 he became a corporate vice president with Douglas Aircraft...
Franklin Roosevelt was the first President to take to the air and dramatically expand a President's reach, flying in 1943 to Casablanca in a Boeing Clipper to meet Churchill and De Gaulle. Harry Truman sped to Wake Island to parley with General Douglas MacArthur in a Douglas DC-6 called the Independence. Ike was hailed throughout the world in the Columbine, a slope-nosed Lockheed Constellation. All made momentous trips, heightened by the marvel of American aviation that shrank the world dramatically with each new President...
...this point the Clipper was approaching ramp C4. It angled at about 45° to the left to join the taxiway in a short loop leading to the head of the runway. The Clipper had passed C3, which headed back toward the terminal in a difficult turn for a big plane. Another sharp turn onto the taxiway would be required. Pan Am officials were later to explain that the crew considered C-l inactive because it was blocked by aircraft and assumed that the final turn was the "third intersection" the tower meant the plane to take. Pan Am was only...
Flash fires, dense smoke and a series of explosions wracked the stricken craft. Since the Clipper had been turning to its left, passengers on the right side had little chance. Unlike most air crashes, those seated up front were the lucky ones this time. For many, going first class was worth their life...