2014-03-19: Elgen Long Presents Hitch Documents To Canadian Museum

Members Elgen Long and Mark Goodrich traveled to the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, British Columbia, on 19 March 2014.

The museum owns a 1930 Waco INF that was owned and rebuilt between 1946 and 1949 by Member Joe Hitch, who passed away on 18 December 2013.

After Joe’s death, Eva Hitch discovered documents pertaining to the Waco, and asked that they be given to the museum on behalf of Joe. Included were service bulletins, weight and balance calculations, photographs, and other documents.

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Above, member Elgen Long stands in front of the 1930 Waco INF in its recently restored condition, holding a picture taken of deceased member Joe Hitch after the same plane was rebuilt by Joe in 1946.