Darlings,
Well, I flew again today-boy! This advanced ship is really a honey. I am slowly learning the cockpit procedure. This ship has retractable landing gear and hydraulic flaps. All the other ships I flew had the stationary landing gear. It really feels nice to push that lever then feel those wheels tuck into the wing. It makes us think that we are finally approaching our goal. This ship is really a beauty. I wish you could see it-you can’t imagine what a beauty she is until you see her. I would like nothing better than to fly a beautiful ship into Wold Chamberlain. I suppose I am bragging but, I’m pretty proud of myself. This ship is really a complicated job. We just can’t take pictures of this post. They will take our cameras if we try.
I’ll bet the old neighborhood is pretty dead now. I’m so sorry Mrs. Haynes is feeling so poorly. That neighborhood will be worth a darn pretty soon. Why don’t you move into a new neighborhood. Gosh! You can buy a little house out in Spring Park or St. Louis Park. I want my darlings to live in a nice little house. I’d certainly like to make loads of money so I could give my Dad a big Chris Craft and mom a little white house by Minnetonka. Than my little sis would meet the best kids in town.
I know it seems fantastic but, people with less money than the Jagos are living in such nice neighborhoods.
Well, darlings, we finally got warm water now. At least we can take a comfortable shower-that’s something. We-being the first class at Yuma are really roughing it. I thought of all my friends back home over the New Year’s. I hope I will be able to send an invitation like Jim Olsen did someday. Boy! I have never wanted anything so much before in my life-Silver wings-
Your loving son,
Jim
Have you read The Fighters at Humpty Doo? The December Reader’s Digest. Maybe your son will break the headlines someday.