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jrevens
 Post subject: Jim Critchfield
PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:10 pm 
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I received the following from old friend & EAA Chap.512 President Hal Stephens...

John,

If you are still in the Thorp T-18 Association would you mind passing this e-mail along to their website.

Critch finished building N8TT after we had the first Thorp Flyins here in Placerville. Nancy and I did that in his behalf as he was a builder but had never had the opportunity to ride in one. His smile after his first Thorp ride was a pleasure to watch! The plane is now in Florida and owned by a Mr. Lee I believe.

Critch was a WWII fighter pilot who was on the invasion force into Japan flying a P-51 Mustang and after the war was a KC-97 commander until his retirement.

His age upon passing was 87 years. Another one of the

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Richard Eklund
 Post subject: Jim Critchfield
PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:00 pm 
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John, thanks for posting Hal Stephens' obit on Jim Critchfield. Sorry to hear of his passing. It brought back lots of great memories of Placerville flyins in the good old days.

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 Post subject: Jim Critchfield
PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:10 am 
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I got the extream pleasure of flying Critch's pride and joy red T-18 to Florida with new owner, Jerry Lee. A really sweet flying plane, it showed marks of craftsmanship all over. Having met Critch, I certainly understood his reticence in letting her go. He was great guy!

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