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According to the monograph "Shoo Shoo Baby, A Lucky Lady of the Sky by George Merva
the delivery crew on Oct 13, 1988 was:
pilot Robert Hospers, co-pilot Quentin Smith, Fred Street was flight engineer..
"Doc" Hospers could not fly it because he was on crutches following back surgery.
It also said there were passengers aboard from the restoration team: Tom Corbell, Vic Rosica, Dan Vasey, and Ray McCloskey.
All of those mentioned, plus Fred Smith and Terry Grim, were aboard the test flight on Aug. 14, 1988.
Did they do more than one test flight? That seems like a lot of people for a post restoration test mission.
The book was sold for years at the museum gift shop, I bought mine in 1993-4. It features historical shots of the aircraft as well as large format color interior photos of the restored aircraft.
As previously mentioned, the excellent photos were done by Cincinnati photographer Dan Patterson (who signed my copy).
There are probably some in Dayton area used book stores (which have an unusual number of aviation books).
I enjoyed looking at SSB every time I went to the museum. Once, I was invited to a VIP open cockpit event, I made it a point to sit in her right seat.
Why right?
That's where Bert Stiles sat on a mission.
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Remember the vets, the wonderful planes they flew and their sacrifices for a future many of them did not live to see.
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