Original Posted By: John Egan
________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 07:45:25 -0600Subject: Pietenpol-List: The Shepherd
Pietenpol-List: The Shepherd
Pietenpol-List: Re: The Shepherd
Original Posted By: "aerocarjake"
John, the Shepherd is my absolute favourite aviation related Christmas story. Thank you. And your Piet is beautiful too. Merry Christmas builders and fliers! Scott Knowlton Burlington Ontario CanadaTax paying contributor to CBC Sent from my iPhone> On Dec 24, 2014, at 6:06 AM, "John Egan" wrote:> > Hello Piet Builders,> > With hope, I've attached a link to a U-Tube video that I hope many will> enjoy this season. CBC Radio broadcasts this story every Christmas Eve.> I've also attached a photo of my Pietenpol project to ensure this email is> not off topic.> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2_bLEqmBi0> > *The Shepherd* relates the story of a De Havilland Vampire> pilot, going home> on Christmas> Eve 1957, whose aircraft> suffers a complete electrical failure en route from RAF Celle> (note: in fact, Celle had ceased> to be an RAF station less than a month previously) in northern Germany to RAF> Lakenheath in Suffolk> . Lost in fog and low on fuel, he is> met and led (or shepherded) to a disused RAF dispersal field by the pilot> of a De Havilland Mosquito> fighter-bomber> of World War II> vintage, who has apparently> been sent up to guide him in.> > John> > Greenville, WI> > ,> ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: The Shepherd
John, the Shepherd is my absolute favourite aviation related Christmas story. Thank you. And your Piet is beautiful too. Merry Christmas builders and fliers! Scott Knowlton Burlington Ontario CanadaTax paying contributor to CBC Sent from my iPhone> On Dec 24, 2014, at 6:06 AM, "John Egan" wrote:> > Hello Piet Builders,> > With hope, I've attached a link to a U-Tube video that I hope many will> enjoy this season. CBC Radio broadcasts this story every Christmas Eve.> I've also attached a photo of my Pietenpol project to ensure this email is> not off topic.> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2_bLEqmBi0> > *The Shepherd* relates the story of a De Havilland Vampire> pilot, going home> on Christmas> Eve 1957, whose aircraft> suffers a complete electrical failure en route from RAF Celle> (note: in fact, Celle had ceased> to be an RAF station less than a month previously) in northern Germany to RAF> Lakenheath in Suffolk> . Lost in fog and low on fuel, he is> met and led (or shepherded) to a disused RAF dispersal field by the pilot> of a De Havilland Mosquito> fighter-bomber> of World War II> vintage, who has apparently> been sent up to guide him in.> > John> > Greenville, WI> > ,> ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: The Shepherd