[Granville-Hough] 18 Dec 2009 - Washington Post article on the glider

[Trustees for Granville W. Hough]

Happy Birthday Granville!    95 years young in our hearts!


Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:54:54 -0800
From: Granville W Hough <gwhough at oakapple.net>
Subject: Washington Post article today on the glider - 18 Dec 2009

This is the feature science story about the glider that Jerry went to 
welcome in Spain. It (the story) ran today, Dec. 15, in the Washington Post.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/14/AR2009121402861.html

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    The first newspaper story I remember was when I was 4 and 1/2 years 
old.  It was on 22 or 23 May 1927, and it was the story of Charles A. 
Lindberg, Jr, and the "Spirit of Saint Louis," and the epic flight 
across the Atlantic Ocean.  It seems to me I can remember the headlines 
and all the discussions of my older brothers and adults in the family.  
I certainly remember two things which followed.  First was the fact that 
planes frequently got lost in the clouds and came down low and followed 
our railroad to the nearest towns.  We could see them quite well, even 
the aviators moving about.  One plane ran out of fuel and crashed in 
Cohay swamp just beyond Mize, about five miles away.  The two people in 
it were severely injured.  The other event I remember was that every boy 
in school demanded an aviator's cap, and most got one that Christmas..

    This was the first flight of a manned aircraft across the Atlantic 
Ocean.  Little did I dream that 83 years later, I would read about the 
first unmanned, underwater glider  crossing the  Atlantic; and that my 
son-in-law, Dr. Jerry L. Miller, would be part of that project.  Jerry 
is visiting me today on my 87th birthday, and I hope he will tell me all 
about the project that he can without violating security.  I hope you 
can read his statement for the Washington Post.  With my regards to 
all.  Granville.