Halekulani Hotel Wally and I had to have a few drinks to get ourselves going this morning. Vandermade left for…
Kaneohe NAS Finished checking out Lane this morning. Found supercharger nozzle-box cracked on #1 engine when I returned, so I…
Kaneohe NAS Started instructing Lt.(j.g.) “Porky” Lane of VP14. Morning and afternoon hops — 6+ hours total. Before dinner I…
Kaneohe NAS No hops today. Our three planes are laid up.
Kaneohe NAS Had Hillis and Pierson out again this morning. Buzzed Beeza on my way to Barbers Point for landing…
Kaneohe NAS Gave instruction to four pilots today. Hillis and Pierson, lieutenants of VP14. And Alley and Bruce, j.g.s of…
Kaneohe NAS Back to Kaneohe. Short test hop in the afternoon. Buzzed Beeza’s kennels next to Fort Armstrong at the…
Kaneohe NAS Felt rather funny waking up as a guest in someone’s house with only swimming trunks and an Aloha…
Kaneohe NAS Over the Pali into town this morning. Ran into Beeza McIntosh at the Halekulani and ended up going…
Kaneohe NAS Heard today from Lyons (VP44) that Swensen (of Bataan and Java) and Dahm (Floyd Bennett, ’39) have both…