My own interest in aviation started back when Ole Miss was flying around Meridian during the record attempts. One of the first things I did every morning was to go outside and listen for Ole Miss. The sound she made was unforgettable. I went on to a career in aviation.

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J.B. "Sonny" Williamson
Jackson, Miss.

The story by Robert Hucker neglected to mention refueling from a speeding car. He said that 71Ž2 days was not exceeded until space capsules orbited the earth. Many flights have been made refueling from a speeding car. One was the Aeronca Sedan Sunkist Lady, flown by Dick Riedel and Bill Barris at Fullerton, Calif. They took off at 11:44 a.m. on March 15, 1949, and had a ground crew fly ahead in another Aeronca and refuel from a jeep at each refueling point. They returned to Fullerton almost a month after leaving, remaining in the air until 5:44 p.m. on April 14, 1949, when they landed at Fullerton after 1,008 hours and more than 75,000 miles in the air. The record was broken less than 6 months later in Yuma at 1,124 hours, and again in Las Vegas in 1958.

Richard D. Maresh
Fullerton, Calif.

Goodyear Info Requested

I wonder if any of your readers know something about Goodyear two-place flying boats. Back in the mid-1960s I landed my plane at an airfield north of Akron, Ohio, and as I wandered around looking in the hangars I came across three flying boats painted yellow and blue (Goodyear colors) all cut up and disassembled. The wings and bodies were there, but I did not see any engines, which I presume were pusher-type motors.

I hope any readers who have information about these unusual airplanes, which may have been made prior to WWII and probably were experimental types, will respond to your letters column.

David G. Brainard
Prescott, Ariz.

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