{"id":3310,"date":"2014-03-15T15:49:27","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T20:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/?p=3310"},"modified":"2014-03-15T15:54:43","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T20:54:43","slug":"n79ag-arrives-in-midland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/52.15.223.162\/?p=3310","title":{"rendered":"N79AG Arrives in Midland"},"content":{"rendered":"
N79AG, a 1952 Beech Model D18S, arrived in Midland this afternoon after a brief flight from the now-defunct New Mexico Wing in Hobbs. \u00a0The pilot for the ferry flight was Col James Martin,<\/strong> who owns a similar aircraft. \u00a0His co-pilot was Col Bob Keating<\/strong>. \u00a0The chase crew, in our T-28, consisted of Col Mark Haskin<\/strong>, pilot, and Col Michael Clinton<\/strong>, photographer\/videographer\/assistant to the pilot\/jack of all trades. A special thanks to Col Steve Clinton<\/strong> for transporting the ferry crew to Hobbs in his personal vehicle.<\/p>\n Congratulations to all those involved in bringing this airplane to Midland. \u00a0It’s fate is uncertain, but HQ should be reassigning the aircraft in the near future.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n N79AG arriving.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n L to R: Col’s Michael Clinton and Mark Haskin, chase plane; Col’s Bob Keating and James Martin, ferry crew.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" N79AG, a 1952 Beech Model D18S, arrived in Midland this afternoon after a brief flight from the now-defunct New Mexico Wing in Hobbs. \u00a0The pilot for the ferry flight was Col James Martin, who owns a similar aircraft. \u00a0His co-pilot … Continue reading