Odds & Ends

Mrs. Harper with her sons Day & Jimmie

A part of "one of the most exclusive fraternities in aviation" - the Douglas test pilots. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, August 28, 1941. Jim is standing next to Doug "Wrong Way" Corrigan

They pose beside an A-20 Havoc - the plane Jim nearly lived in during WWII

The invitation to attend the 1951 4th of July celebration hosted by the US Embassy - Jakarta, Indonesia. The event was held at the Taman Suropati Gardens

The validation of Jim's licence to fly DC-4's in Australia

In the fuselage of a DC-3 complete with parachutes. Unknown time and place

A few more images of the HI crossing - August 1941

Taxiing in
Stanley Kennedy greeting the crew of the Mauna Loa
Celebration - don't think it's milk
Lee Bishop feeling no pain
A note from Hawaiian Air's president on Jim's departure for Douglas - Long Beach - following a few months of flying Sykorski's for Inter-Island
Departure of the "Lurline" - December 5, 1941 - Honolulu, HI

Sometime during the Airstocks - Hong Kong days Jim grew tired of his silver hair. His family thought he looked like Charlie Chan. The look didn't last

Some of the "boys" of the AURI Bandung times - Art Stagg, Bill George & Gene Powers. The shirts say - Giannotti Flying School - Hayward, Calif.

Jim wearing his wings at his 25th year in aviation party - Bandung

A very clever birthday greeting for Jim from his Douglas staff and friends - DC-8 simulator days

The Kinks & Manfred Mann's Earth Band come to Hong Kong - 1965. Joanne & Roberta were there (images courtesy of RK)

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