Monday, August 3, 2015

A tail dragger DC-3.....I'm sure Jack loved the DC-3.

L. M. “Jack” Tolbert of Keller, Texas, who among other titles is a retired American Airlines captain, answered AVweb’s query with proof of his age and a picture of his tailwheel-converted Cessna, serial number 59001. “It was the first 150 produced by Cessna,” he wrote. He’ll be 97 on Aug. 16. The annual newsletter of the Grey Eagles, made up of retired American employees, noted Tolbert’s 2014 wedding to Velma Guy, who was a flight attendant for the airline. Family friend Steve Smith told AVweb in an email he had lunch with Tolbert recently. “He came bounding into the restaurant like he was 30 years younger," he wrote. “His friends told him he should slow down and take his time. ‘Take my time?’ he replied. 'Are you kidding? I’m 96 years old!'
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 I flew with Jack a few times as his Flight Engineer...."Randy Foster"

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