Summerville Union High School - Pinecrest Yearbook (Tuolumne, CA)

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'S 4 bel is Just Another Thrlll Dou las tr1 motored olane was now two nours out and w s COHt1Dul7g to perform oerfectlv Jack Lane D11Ot of tae Armv Amr Corps was closelv checklng 1DSfTUmSHtS each mlnute whlle h1s mPChBn1C who was Jotted down notes and lnstrument readlnss at regular The huge from Oaxlanl a young +es+ tae numerous bv nls slde lHtHFV3lS Dlck H1CD8Id was the mechan1c's nam Pe was one of the best of lS nrofe S1OH t s was one of tne reasons why he 8CCOmp3nlPd Jack on th1s lmoo tant mlsslon The duty of the two mer was to thoroubhlv to t and make reports on the ver t111ty of t UU1t d States Armv's n N super alrcraft wh1oh was to be used for bOmbl1Q enemy equlnment NWour hundred and tw ntv sln mlles per nour IE thrott e tnret quurters open U sald Jack Dlck acknowledged that n had understood above tne low drone of three Diesel motors bv Jottlng down the sp ed HTn1rt5 tvo thousand fe t oxvgen equlament I motors s UCHfOHlZlD4 at fortv two or d r D Bd taat' ar s Jacc The plane sudd nlg tlvp d to one Slde and be ban lonb plralllnb descent as Jack tr1 d to r gw1n control of the huge m onlne UShe's out of control U shouted Jack Utne rleht lleron cable lS dlsconnrcted I guess H 'Throttle th motors down nd I'll have lt flled ln a mlnute Dlck shouted ov r hls shoulder as he reocned for the latch on CH unper tran door 'You're cr1zy'U ll d J ck Nvou cen't l st for two m1HutrS out ther at t lm altltude w trout oxf en neck 1D 1 r and I'll wor' the pl dovn to a sat r sltltude Dlck reallzed J ck was rlght and hen the altlmeter r glstered e1,nteen tmousand he foro d n ms lf through the trap door ou o t e lng and along a small gu.rd P111 to the all ron Tear 1 g Dart of tne febr1c awar h qulckly found tae trolble but lt would be no easy matt r to renedj lt A bolt h.d been sheared off bv the taut cable The plwre was rlpldl anproachlng the tons of the trees Dlck r ached ln F15 pock t gr sped bolt nd made a tlght conrectlon between tn cable and alleron H qulckly mo lou to Jack and wlt loud roar s the throttles W re thrown open tue nlane SV1mm9d tn tons of the tre s ln an up- ward swoop to safety B tw en J ck and D1Ck tllS event N s regarded onlv s an other thrlll r 1F to lr llne of dutx Colln Shlrley f , . 4, V y. .. vc, 'K - -- 1 1 7 .D ' ' - A 1' ,-. ' 1 J ' ' ' I .D x EL L , - - 1 ' ' 'V '35 , V . Y , ' I . s- , I L3 .XR .1 4 - L, v L ' li, A .1 1 . ' v . l 3, .. . . - - W- r. - - O 'W . , l v NJ! .A - . . 1 . in I 8. I 'VH .11 , . . - . 1 f 753- . , xr - s 5 111 ' f - ,. 1, , , . . . 7' . . , . . , , . - . . . . ' 1 k r u a 3 , EE A C YU' -J 'S J Sd , ff Ht: . 3 .V , 9' ' ' , A 1' I. .,,, '. .. . - - . A . . - .f - - 5, li . , , . .- . A ..- f. !1l ,L ' 9, , L 1 W H v 1 U' 1 ' r ' , ' ' ' 9 IF f ,, , A , . 1 4 I 1 's ' ., .. . X--II A ,, S . . L' gig ,Y Y , e , V ' '1 . C. K., ,- Q Y 3 1- nun e . Q . m.---H ' t ls, s as .'.r 1 I 41 K Y A .4 x - y, 1 If 3 . .L e.Ol',- . ., , -3 ' L 'f .. '- IV il ' gg H ' a N S . U , . L e. e C, asf! . , Q - x3..j fy.: . ' E' . li. Sf mel... as , , , . . 1 , ., C , - , ' EL Ii . . x 1 , , - J I ' ii' 4 if af . Y , I ' '-r ' ' H a H 6' . 1 .9 . 4 l' W 5 ' 4 - l - 1 - - 1. j u v-J . , . J .Q , I , til l, 9 ., 1 . . ,gl-L-, U 't ' ' i -Jw! C ' YS 5' f' V. - J. A 9. ' 7 :Q .. . . . A V . . , M . www - 9 fl N V. .1 .L -- UQ: c.. - 4.9 T, - . - - T., une we . he . ., x . , , 571717 ' . . . . . . gmx C. ' a . 5 , W , eo , -' ' l1 W K 1 : 1 i , if l - , ':' L 3 l , t I . , M . . . VXI , n xl W 'g J- ' . Zh' r ., . r.. 9 n ' ' Y ,Q . ., . A . 1 . xl' n ., ' , C5 , 1. 1. 7 , A 4 -J' u PV'-3 .fe E3 ' . ' . . Q f , ,nf ' 'Q . Q, . f.lH: - 9. L e , f a 1 a . a UV . . . QW, V t is 5 . . 1 - fx 1 1 . , I . 1 s t -el f , , f n P , Q J e J v - 1 . . . - A , L .. .. J -9 , mr . xx S e . Q , 1 ' ,, 1 1 1h , .v e . - X 4Q 1 . A . ,J. . v . A -.- - . V A . A f' H1 AX K ' .... H j