Subject: Re: Tex Hill Hawk 81 article (urgent)
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 01:38:10 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: [email-masked] 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 2:08 AM
  Subject: Tex Hill Hawk 81 article (urgent)

  Dear Steve,

  I am sending this article with some urgency. 

  Former Flying Tiger David Lee "Tex" Hill is in hospital, after suffering a fall. 

  Let's hope and pray for his recovery.

  Photos for the article are attached.

  Thank you for ARC!

  Yours,

  Billy Calzada (Billbuccaneer)

  <html>

  <head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
  <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0">
  <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
  <title>1/72 Hobby Boss Hawk 81&nbsp; 04</title>
  </head>

  <body background="../arc9.jpg">

  <font size="2">

  <p align="center"><b><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="7">&quot;1/72 Hobby Boss Hawk 81/P-40B&quot;&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><font size="6"><font color="#004080">by&nbsp;&quot;Billbuccaneer&quot;</font><font color="#ff0000"><br>
  </font></font><font color="#004080" size="5"><b>--------------------</b></font></font></p>
  <center>
  <table width="638" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="3" height="372" bordercolor="#004080">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td width="625" bgcolor="#ffffff" height="366">

          <div align="center">
            <img src="01.jpg" border="0">
          </div>
        </td>
      </tr>

    </tbody>
  </table>
  </center>
  <p align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="4">The legendary Flying Tigers ace, David Lee "Tex" Hill suffered a fall and is in hospital in San Antonio, Texas, as I write this. Let us all hope and pray for his recovery. </font><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="4">I bought the Hobby Boss P-40B kit precisely because I wanted to model Hawk 48, an airplane assigned to Tex in 1941. The kit is remarkably easy to assemble; it comes with a complete fuselage. The fit is excellent. It requires some scratch building, as it lacks a control panel, landing gear doors, and a few other bits. </font></p>
            <p align="center"><i><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4" color="#800000">Click on
            images below to see larger images</font></b></i></p>

  <div align="center">
    <center>
    <table width="600" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1" bordercolor="#004080">
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td width="300" align="center"><img src="03.jpg" border="0">

          </td>
          <td width="300" align="center"><img src="04.jpg" border="0">
          </td>

        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
    </center>
  </div>
  <font size="2">
  <p><font size="4" face="Arial" color="#004080">The autographed photo above of Tex Hill is a cherished possession. I searched far and wide for Flying Tigers decals in 1/72, and finally found some on ebay. The brand was "Crazy Modeller" and they came from China. The figures are from a 1/72 ESCI flightline crew box. I drilled out the air intake above the nose, and inserted pencil lead to replicate the .50 caliber machine guns. </font></font><font size="4" face="Arial" color="#004080"></font><font size="2"><font size="4" face="Arial" color="#004080">
  </font></p>
  <center>
  <table width="638" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="3" height="372" bordercolor="#004080">

    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td width="625" bgcolor="#ffffff" height="366">
          <div align="center">
          <img src="02.jpg" border="0">

          </div>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  </center>
  <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="3">Photos and text © by&nbsp;&quot;Billy Calzada, aka 'Billbuccaneer' &quot;</font></p>

  </body>

  </html>

  Billy Calzada

  Personal photojournalism website "Shades and Shadows" at:
  http://www.billycalzada.com

  Cell: 210-889-3117

  "Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude." - MLK

  **************************************
  See what's new at http://www.aol.com