Contributor Profiles
This page introduces those who have provided information for your edification and
pleasure. We hope that you will adequately introduce yourselves so that we can understand
a bit about your background and interests.
In the keeping of the purpose of this page, I will introduce myself and give you
an idea of what we expect from you. We are not a bit formal here; however, as a matter
of control, we are requiring all contacts to be provided to the webmaster in the
form of an email. Thus, if you wish to comment or contribute, do so by clicking on
the webmaster link here: Webmaster then, send me your information. If you are a
“Contributor,” please send a portrait snapshot for your Profile. Thanks
Keith Smith, Webmaster. In this picture, I’m enjoying a margarita in Mulege, Baja,
Mexico where I drove my 1928 Model A Ford with a group from the Model A Touring Club
-- my other major pastime.
Born and raised until the age of ten in Clarksburg, WV, I have been on the move
ever since, finally settling down in Southern California after retiring from the
Air Force in 1964. Married in 1943, I have two grown sons
sons living nearby. My wife died in 1996 and I remarried in 1998 to Joann, a member
of my Model A Ford club and we have done extensive traveling in our two Model A Fords.
She has one son, also a Model A hobbyist and living in our area.
I spent 20 years in the Air Force as a troop carrier pilot, maintenance officer and
flight test engineer (aircraft and satellites). When I retired, I worked for the
Hughes Aircraft Company in El Segundo, California for two years on the Surveyor Moon
Lander flown from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory facility in Pasadena. I transferred
to The Aerospace Corporation, in El Segundo in 1966 where I spent 25 years working
on Air Force space programs. I fully retired in 1989 to enjoy the good life in California.
My interests are reading (history, action fiction, biographies, technical), Model
A Fords, computing, photography (still and video), travel, amateur writing, model
airplanes and socializing (not necessarily in order of importance, as that is in
constant flux and varies with the season).
Contributions to this site:
Philip Dalton: The Lost Navigator