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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Time Traveler Snaps Pic of First Vic
Well, it's the last day of November, and the 50th anniversary of the first JAC victory (which occurred sometime in November of 1961) almost passed without incident. But with just a few hours left in the month, I received this photo from renown time traveler Curly Spatano. He claims to have just visited "The Hill" on the date in question and snapped the photo using one of John's old cameras (hence the sluggish shutter speed). The photo semi-clearly shows John Dana's DA-2 Taub (note distinctive wing tabs) headed for its fateful encounter with Macy Hallock's NP-2b (essentially a North Pacific Skeeter fitted with tricycle landing gear). The ensuing tango resulted in the defeat of Hallock's NP-2b and life-long glory for John Dana. Thanks, Curley, for having the hindsight to nab this (now) historic photo!
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