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Old February 1st 05, 02:36 AM
Brian C. Baird
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And, since some have asked, the planes my father helped fabricate were the
early Northrup flying wing and the Lear 23. My father and I also pit crewed
for several of the racing aircraft displayed.


I love that Museum. A lot of great old planes. I've got a few shots up
from my visit there on my site at:

http://www4.pbase.com/bcbaird/airspaceannex

As for the family connection, my grandfather worked at Lockheed for
quite some time. He ran the P-38 production line during WWII and worked
on various projects after that, including the C-130. For a summer job,
my dad built C-130 wings.

Unfortunately, my grandfather passed in the 1970s and never spoke much
of his work. All of his coworkers are sure to have passed on, so it's
impossible to know what other cool things he may have worked on during
his tenure.

I should go back and visit the annex - it's only a half hour away and
I'm sure there are photographic possibilities still untapped.
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