AVIATOR pOinls - American Bonanza Society
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the walls, as well as the warm hospitality of<br />
the hosts behind the bar. made them feel<br />
the same as they did 60 years ago.<br />
Our visit to the Normandy Cocst and our<br />
tours inland to the towns and villages that<br />
were part of the War really brought home just<br />
how much our freedom costs. II also mode<br />
me realize how great it is to have my dad as<br />
my flying pcrtner, sharing our <strong>Bonanza</strong>.<br />
- Layton Curd, Cypress, Texas<br />
Henry and layton Curd still shore their pa ssion for airplanes. This is N437D, their 1956 G modeL<br />
dam they give us. Our trips together may be<br />
as simple as a short flight to lunch or down<br />
the coast to a friend's place for a day of fishing.<br />
More ambitious flights include those to<br />
the Reno Air Races the Grand Canyon for rafting,<br />
or to Banff for snow skiing.<br />
We recently took a trip to visit the history<br />
of WWII. In England, we toured several<br />
US and British oirboses and museums. The<br />
local pubs apparently haven 't changed<br />
much since then . The photographs,<br />
squadron patches and personal artifacts on<br />
SEND IN YOUR STORY<br />
A passion for flying has brought many<br />
children closer to their parents and<br />
grandparents. This column will continue<br />
to focus on generations of pilots in the<br />
Americon <strong>Bonanza</strong> <strong>Society</strong>. If you inherited<br />
the "flying gene: please send your<br />
story bye-mail to absmail@bonanza .org<br />
or mail to ABS at PO Box 12888, Wichita,<br />
KS 67277.<br />
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