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Out of the Airplane and into the Arctic (Part I)

March 13, 2021 Skate One comment
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Hey! I’m Skate, a new blogger at True Airspeed. I fly jets and travel the world when I’m not writing blogs or books. Want to see more stories? Follow and sign up for my newsletter. One of the many perks

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Midway Island Recollection

January 16, 2020 Sandy Parks Leave a comment
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  INTRODUCTION: A while ago, my dad and I were looking through his flying and military photos, when he sent me an email: “Seeing the “Old Gooney Bird” reminds me that I flew one of these aircraft from Miami, Florida

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Rembrandt’s The Night Watch

November 18, 2019 Sandy Parks Leave a comment
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A recent visit to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam revealed a surprising highlight. While I expected a crowd to surround Rembrandt’s famous “The Night Watch,” I hadn’t expected it to truly be completely surrounded…by a glass enclosure. Although disappointed a clear

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Recollections of Bill Moffett as a kid during WWII: for his grandson and family (PART II)

June 16, 2019 Sandy Parks 3 comments
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Recollections of Bill Moffett as a kid during WWII: for his grandson and family (PART II) Written July 2017Introduction: My dad and his family lived in California during WWII. This is a brief look at what life was like for a

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Recollections of Bill Moffett as a kid during WWII: for his grandson and family (PART I)

June 16, 2019 Sandy Parks One comment
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Recollections of Bill Moffett as a kid during WWII: for his grandson and family (PART I) Written July 2017Introduction: My dad and his family lived in California during WWII. This is a brief look at what life was like for a

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A Trip Down the Spanish Steps

July 23, 2018 Sandy Parks Leave a comment
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In my recent thriller, To Die Again (see description at end of blog), the characters of my story are evading bad guys and do the unthinkable…they drive their small car (think Smart Car) down the famous Spanish Steps in Rome,

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