When I began to turn my grandfather’s manuscript into a book, I never expected to learn about so many different aircraft…
I don’t think any of us expected quite so many…
It’s a story in itself, the sheer diversity of ships he managed to take-off in…

Colonel Cloyce Joseph Tippett, USAF Reserve, started out in a Curtiss JN4, a Jenny, with an OX-5 engine that Tip could take apart and reassemble himself, thanks to the hands on experience of an Uncle.  The latest ship I’ve written into the book is a Douglas C-54  Skymaster, the type of plane that was the first Air Force One for President Truman in the ’50s. Big multi-engine passenger plane… really big… and now Tip is eyeing jet aircraft –

Now I’m wondering, what will the final tally be?

Sky’s the Limit…

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