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r|»c2Sergeant, His Wife And BomberPhoto by Danny Valdri)Milkier Sgl, Thurston llinvnb and his wih\ IJIIm\ stand in member of the Damn \anker \ir Iona, an organizationfrom Ot Ills World War II Douglas A2fi Invader. Ifinub is a dedicated to Ihe preservation of World War II planes.#Akvir Force Sergeant FliesHis Own Vintage BomberI!v KIN I I \( IIheand has been riding since Ihen,”I He now has a commercial!there caused by lightning.ihe said. pilot’s license for both single said.Not every master sergeant in; n,s wjfe fjuio, is licensed as and multi-engine land and seal The firefighters fly 50 feet ihe Air Force owns his own both a pilot and a ground in aircraft. above the trees and drop theirbomber II nught tie that M strut tor. .layme. his 15-year-old When Hinyub was stationed at |load, Hinyub has logged moreSgt Thurston Hinyub is the onlylSon has “accumulated quite a Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1049, he than 4,(100 flight hours fightingone who 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 dustHinyub is a member and chief) The sergeant, a native of New(Point Barrow and Border Island on ice jams in Alaskan rivers, pilot of the Damn Yankee Air Orleans, made his first solo in his off hours. iThe coal dust is black andForce, the northern counterpart .flight at age 1.1 He got a jobj During a later tour of duty absorbs the heat from the sun.of the Confederate Air Force, as a line boy at a New' Orleans in Alaska, he took up spray As the particles of coal heatthe airport and traded work time flying. Since then he has' spent up. they melt the icefor flight time Since then he his 30-day leaves in Alaska1 “A few tons of coal dust canto11airwhich is dedicated preservation of W’Wplanes.Hinyub. a flight engineer, is hoursin Big Spring awaiting transportation to Vietnam His family will live here mhile he serves in the war '/one. His last dutystation was Hanscom Field, Bedford. Mass,The huge two-engine bomberowned by flinvub is alleged to(/ *have taken part in the Bay of Bigs invasion Hinyub located the plane in New England andhas logged more than18,000 bombing forest fires.! “They have a lot of fires up!explosion to ------;Hirivub said.do what it would take an atomicdo otherwise,Get Your Power MowerReady For Next Springj When Hinyub retires from the Air Force next vear with 20 years, he plans to convert his bomber to a borate bomber and take his family back to Alaska.In addition to his other sparetime activities, Hinyub ferries planes for their owners.where it was stored “We had to cutthe weedsThat tmal pn-wtnter lawn.Dtslodge accumulations ot car, k , Apache June-cutting is an important start to bon Clean out all carbon ^rj7 „ hc „To savphn..Pht -t from .he a.rnort a h°aitK lawn_ n°Xl sP™f'Just ?ui|duP Wlth W00den;or Plastic ihe ownor’the expense of land-bought it from the airport as v)taj t0 caring f(r that lawnjtool (for example ice cream the ,ane a[ th(1 ajrportis making sure your power stick, etc.) from the engine’s having the‘ wingS dismantledawav from iround it before we rwer ,iS in ^ condition for .exhaust port before reseating d towi the plano t0 thcawav from around it before wt the next season the muffler. ;home of tho man'S father, iHere are 'lips: t (heck all nuts, bolts and p, iand it on the drive1 Drain the fuel tank until council ions for tightness. way.”it’s almost empty. Then, run the 8. Check operation of the; fortunately, it was a smallK engine until all fuel is gone choke valve This valve should1 single-engine plane that, did not' This precaution will prevent be completely closed when the require a long runway. TheIntc nf rpnairc “ hf. formation of harmful deposits, throttle is in the .start position, j driveway was about 150 feetEven after ’ he'repaired the in the fucl s'stem- r'eave th°j 9. Clean the cooling fins. long,al ine he h id trouble When he ,ank ‘'mP,y M 'ou’n have a 10-Clean all dippings or other, Unfortunately, the telegram‘ flvine from New Fnehndlfresh £as°Une supply next external debris. Then w-ipe the!from the man to his father waso lloward T'ounlv Airport sPrinK- mower with an oil-soaked cloth not delivered on time, and thevhere ihe plane is now stored. 2 ,f .v0,ir mower has a four or good automotive wax tojelderly gentleman looked upcould get it out of the woods where it had been left,” he saidThe plane was in bad shapewhen he pulled it to the runway “Oil was leaking from engines, and the outside needl'dio had to make an emergencyengine, drain the oil andtguard against rust Cover thc from his morning coffee to secI - - 1 ..... Mk .. . . 4 4 L A . k . . 1 . . « iV .si M A « \ /] t+4 V t 4 ■ M It i 1 IM ■ 1 ...__— I - -__- — I I. * I ..A.KIanding at Moody AFB Yal- eiean out the accumulated machine and store it in a dry, a plane skim over the trees. iosta.Ga * sludge. Refill the crankcase! ventilated area. Be sure to re-j touch out on the tip of his drive“A hydraulic line broke, and w'th the grade recommended tard the throttle all the way:and roll to a stop less than in atomized spray of hydraulic for your unit. ami leave lead off spark plug 10 feet from where he was sit-luld was being injected into the! 3. This is an ideal time to to prevent accidental starting. |ting.he said Usually when ( lean or replace the spark plug.oekpit,” . _ „ _____lus happens, the plane is on i if your present plug is still he verge of exploding, he serviceable, file the electrode so ointed out ,f is fiat and has a sharp edge.To make matters worse, the Also regap the plug to manu-ne that had broken was the I facturers’ specifications, ydraulic line that activated the » Remove and clean the air inding gear. i cleaner screen. Then reinstall“I was ready to bail out.”'it. If the cleaner is the oil bath linvub said, “but I was able type, replace the oil and eithera crank the gear down by!clean or replace the element.and. and land.” * 5. Inspect the V-belts (if soEveryone in the Hinyub equipped) If they are beginning* amilv flics, but lus 16-year-old to look cracked or worn, replace’ augliter, Lynn. She is strictly them now. or horses. “She learned to ride 6. Remove the muffler after ihile we were in New England soaking the threads with oil.must#StalettMMf (usfAv,ZTfankVitionalnnk
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Big Spring Daily Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Sun, Sep 29, 1968
Page 4
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