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i|r'%^ -Sergeant, His Wife And BomberPhoto by Danny Valdr^)Master Sgt front of InsThurston llin'uh and his uife, IJIlie, stand in World War II Douglas A 28 Invader. Ilinvub is amom bo r of I ho banin Ynnkoo \ir I out*, an organization dedicated to the preservation of World War II planes.JAdr Force Sergeant FliesHis Own Vintage Bomberlt\ KI N I I VC II♦fheand has been riding since then,”I lie now has a common ial there caused by lightning,he said. !pilot's license for both single said.Not every ma ter sergeant inj u,s Wjfe [j||je, js licensed as and multi-engine land and seal The firefighters fly 50 feel the Air Korc-e owns his own both a pilot and a ground in- aircraft. labove the trees and drop thenbomber It might be that M stmotor, .layme, his b-year-old When Hinyub was stationed atiload. Ilinvub has logged moreSgt Thurston Hinyub is the only,son bas “accumulated quite a Fairbanks, Alaska, in 194T he than 4,000 flight hours fighting one ho does. He owns a World logbook of hours,” according to became a bush pilot and flew fires.War II Douglas A26 Invader. Hinyub. loads of fish from Fairbanks to He has also sprayed coal dustIlinvub is a member and chief: The sergeant, a native of New Point Harrow and Hordcr Island on ice jams in Alaskan rivers pilot of the Damn Yankee Air Orleans, made his first solo in his off hours. jThe coal dust is black ancForce, the northern counterpart flight at age 13 He got a job During a later tour of dutyjabsorbs the heat from the sunof the Confederate Air Force, as a line boy at a New Orleans in Alaska, he took up spray As the particles of coal healwhich is dedicated to the airport and traded work time flying. Since then he has spent up. they melt the icepreservation of WW II air for flight time Since then he his 30-day leaves in Alaska) “A few tons of coal dust carplanes. has logged more thanHinyub, a flight engineer, is (hours.___in Big Spring awaiting transportation to Vietnam His family will live here mhile ho serves in the war zone. IIis last duty station was Hanscom Field,Bedford, Mass.The huge two-engine bomberowned bv Hinyub is alleged to:V Kbhave taken part in the Bay of Pigs invasion. Hinyub locateddo what it would take an atomicdo otherwise,’Get Your Power MowerReady For Next SpringThat final pre-winter lawn Dislodge accumulations of ear-cutting is an important start to bon. Clean out all cartron18.000 bombing forest fires.I “They have a lot of fires up (explosion to--:—-(Hinyub said.When Hinyub retires from the Air Force next year with 2(years, he plans to convert his j bomber to a borate bomber anc take his family back to Alaska.In addition to his other spare,time activities, Ilinvub ferric? planes for their owners.“I took one to Apache Juner, , a i ition, Ariz.he said. “To savea heaithy lawn next spring. Just buildup with wooden or plastic (ho ovvnpr the expense of landcream jng pjane at the airportin the engine s^av.jng wmgS dismantledicfore reseating amj towing the plane to the„ mumer. I home of the man's fattier,are Tips: i. (heck all nuts, bolts and (jec-idod to land it on the drivi1 Drain the fuel tank until connections for tightness. way.”it’s almost empty. Then, run the 8, Cheek operation of the; fortunately it was a smalengine until all fuel is gone choke valve This valve should single-engine plane that did noThis precaution will prevent tx' completely closed when the w,Uu-p a long runway. Thlt;inu nf muirc hA formation of harmful deposits throttle is in the start position, jdi-iveway was about 150 feeEven after he repaired the in the fucl system- the 9. Clean the cooling fins.nlane he had trouble When he tank emPly y°u’M have a 10. Clean aU clippings or other. Unfortunately, the tclegranwas fl vine from New Knsland fresh KaM)line supply next external debris. Then wipe the I from the man to his father wa;lo Howard Countv Airport sPrin^ mower with an oil-soaked cloth not delivered on time, and theAhere ihe plane is now stored,! 2 ,f y°ur m(Wf,r has a four-:or gixxl automotive wax to)elderly gentleman looked ujthe plane in New England and __ _____ _____________Ixiught it from the airport as v)(a| j() caring flt;*r t haT lawn I tool (for example iceis making sure your power stick, etc.) from the mower is in goixl condition for exhaust jxni 1where it was stored.“We had to cut the weeds away from around it before we n(xl season could get it out of the woods; j|er(j where it had been left,” he said The plane was in bad shaplt; when ho pulled it to the runway“Oil was leaking from engines, and the outside neededhe had to make an 'emergencyf cycle engine, dram the oil and guard against rust. Cover the from his morning coffee to sec landing at Moody AFB Yai- c*ean 0,,( tfl° accumulated machine and store it in a dry, a plane skim over the tree’s losta (5a ’ sludge. Refill the crankcase!ventilated area. Be sui'e to re-jtoueh out on the tip of his driveA hydraulic line broke. andjw*^ Pr:,dc recommended Itard the throttle all the way j and roll to a stop less thar in atomized spray of hvdraulie!^01* y*,ur un*t- anlt;* leave lead off spark plug; 10 feet from where he was sitIn id was being injected into the 3. This is an ideal time tojto prevent accidental starting. It mg■ockpit,” he said Usually when ' lean or replace the spark plug h.is happens, the plane is on if your present plug is still he verge of exploding, he serviceable, file the elec trode so minted out. ls Aat an(l bas a sharp edge.To make matters worse, the'Also regap the plug to manu-ine that had broken was the j facturers* specifications, ivdraulic line that activated the 4. Remove and clean the air anding gear. cleaner screen. Then reinstall“1 was ready to bail out.” lit. If the cleaner is the oil bath linyub said, “but I was able'type, replace the oil and either o crank the gear down by dean or replace the element, land, and land.” ‘ 5. Inspect the V-belts (if soEveryone in the Hinyub equipped) If they are beginning amily flies, but lus 16-vear-old to look cracked or worn, replace! laughter. Lynn. She is strictly them now, or horses. “She learned to ride fi. Remove the muffler after chile we were in New England soaking Ihe threads with oil.StateVNationalHank
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Big Spring Daily Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Sun, Sep 29, 1968
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