Metalbasher Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Does anyone have an electronic version of the maintenance man image that goes with this poem that they could send me? Need it for a retirement program. Thanks Scott Remembering the Forgotten Mechanic Through the history of world aviation many names have come to the fore Great deeds of the past in our memory will last, as they're joined by more and more. When man first started his labor in his quest to conquer the sky he was designer, mechanic and pilot and he built a machine that would fly but somehow the order got twisted, and then in the public's eye the only man that could be seen was the man who knew how to fly The pilot was everyone's hero, he was brave, he was bold, he was grand, as he stood by his battered old biplane with his goggles and helmet in hand. To be sure, these pilots all earned it, to fly you have to have guts. And they blazed their names in the hall of fame on wings with bailing wire struts. But for each of these flying heroes there were thousands of little renown, and these were the men who worked on the planes but kept their feet on the ground. We all know the name of Lindbergh, and we've read of his flight of fame. But think, if you can, of his maintenance man, can you remember his name? And think o four wartime heroes, Gabreski, Jabara, and Scott. Can you tell me the names of their crew chief? A thousand to one you cannot. Now pilots are highly trained people, and wings are not easily won. But without the work of the maintenance man, our pilots would march with a gun. So when you see mighty jet aircraft as they mark their way through the air, the greased stained man with a wrench in his hand is the man that put them there. Anonymous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C130Hcc Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I don't know if this is the right picture or not......... [ATTACH=CONFIG]1816[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C130Hcc Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 This picture is also associated with this poem. [ATTACH=CONFIG]1817[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalbasher Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 This is the one I was looking for. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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