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    62 years ago today

    Was a long time ago, this evening.

    My Father was training with another pilot in a B-47 bomber. Father had been flying a good part of the day, doing aerial refueling practice. Switched off with the other guy and the other fellow was doing touch-n-goes under the eyes of an I.P. Third TNG, the aircraft turned wide going from crosswind to downwind and descended to the ground. Hit and came apart.

    I never really knew him, but still felt his absence.

    Mom remarried and that was "Dad", whom I thought the world of and still miss him even though he has been gone awhile and was proud that he thought of me as his Son.

    I was lucky , to have a Father, and a Dad.

    One day, on Fathers Day, it would be nice to be at Fathers grave, in New York, to honor him and catch a flight to California, to visit Dads grave, to also honor him.

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    Thanks for sharing and praying you are able to arrange the trip very soon!
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    Did he happen to work at griffis afb in ny? My grandfather recently passed and he worked there for some time. I hope your trip is possible for you at some point.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check