Dick,
you are amazing, but I can't find you in my Guinness edition. I'll
be looking you up in my American Heritage WWI book when I get home.
You're pulling my leg, ain't you?
Christopher
GDWF22A(at)prodigy.com,Internet writes:
>Well I am pretty old and am listed in the Guiness book as being the
>oldest living Sunbeam mechanic (having started in their bicycle
>division in 1904). Old Black Jack Pershing always said I was his
>favorite wrench and that either me or Capt. Eddie would become famous
>as a result of our mutual air escapdes.
>Well as the records show....Rickenbacker became our most famous ace
>with 26 kills, while in my first aerial encounter (poor visibility ,
>clouds, after sunset) the plane I brought down happened to be one of
>ours.
>This of course gave Eddie a clear shot at becomming the nations hero,
>while I lost my wings and returned to the motor pool. But hey!
>thanks for asking.
>Dick T.
>From: GDWF22A(at)prodigy.com (MR RICHARD T TRENK SR)
>Subject: Reply to Chris.
>Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 19:24:30, -0500
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