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Pilot Pope was clearly not the only U.S. flier involved in Indonesia's civil war. From Zamboanga, in the southern Philippines, last week came word that during March and April some 20 transport planes had touched down at the dirt airport to refuel and continue on their way to or from rebel-held Menado. The planes reportedly had Nationalist Chinese markings covered over with hasty coats of paint, their pilots were Chinese and Americans from Chennault's swashbuckling CAT, the cargoes were rumored to be guns and munitions. But the continued string of rebel defeats...
Indonesia got into the act by refusing to refuel English planes on the way to the games because of the British action in Egypt...
According to the original flight plan, French Pilot Gaston Grellier, 40, headed toward a non-French refueling stop, at Majorca in Spain's Balearic Islands, to avoid putting down in Algeria. In the air the first directive crackled from Algeria: "Refuel at Palma and then proceed to Algiers." Since French delicacy dictated that the Sultan should be among the first to hear that his hospitality was being violated, Pilot Grellier was also told to radio his new destination back to Rabat. Seeing the report, the Moroccan Minister of Works cried, "This is pure piracy," and ordered instructions sent...
...moose; a second will answer that only a powerful .35 Remington Express with a 200-grain bullet is equal to the task. Is a bear's eyesight bad? Should elk be hunted on horseback? Is a Rocky Mountain goat harder to kill than a grizzly? Fresh experiences refuel the old arguments every fall and keep them raging until the next big-game hunting season comes around...
...marker buoy. Campbell widened out on his foot throttle. Spray arched from her stern as the Bluebird rose on her floats and shot toward the end of the lake five miles away. Her jet roar thundered through the nearby hills. Seconds later, Campbell was ready to refuel for the run back...