China Jewel
“The flying boat was sturdy but heavy. In seaplanes the engines carried not only the weight of the aircraft but also the weight of the attached hull structure. As a result the plane was slower than a similarly powered landplane. In the cockpit Willoughby drove with Jenks, his co-pilot, a man Cutter had met on past trips. He was a red-headed Irishman with a face of freckles and a large grin.Cutter said, “Did Bill talk you into restoring this seaplane?”Jenks said, “They brought me in to clean out ...the fish.”Willoughby said, “He also flew with me in Iraq.”Jenks said, “You mean, we were lucky they couldn’t shoot straight when we came over. That C130 gunship we flew was pretty slow.”“We called them Puff the Magic Dragon when they let loose with the Gatling guns,” said Cutter. “What’s the landing going to be like out here?”Captain Willoughby said, without looking away from his instruments, “Sparkles is giving us light winds and good weather. We’ll have enough time to get their mast fixed and get on our way.MoreLess
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