About
10:30 this morning (01/15/03), on a beautiful Florida morning
without a cloud in the sky, this magnificent war bird leaped into
the sky as eagerly as she did 50 years ago. I was privileged to
be at this private first flight along with Jim and Ann Fausz,
the owners of Bluebird Aviation of Milton, Florida and representatives
of Lone Star Museum of Galveston, the owners of the bird. Jim
received the pieces-parts of the Bearcat a few years ago and,
in a labor of love, returned her to pristine condition.
