Author: Jeff Fenske Page 8 of 15

I just had to photo Don in action.
He bailed me out of a crisis 29 years ago.

Thank you, Don!

12/24/09  — 2:00 – 2:10 pm

“Help!”

The blue room put this lower-deck crew in a practically impossible situation,
so Lynn solicits Don’s 30 years of experience.

[The faceless man has expressed his freedom to be invisible]

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Quick Assessment

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Zoom, zoom, zoom!

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Precise alignment

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We did it!

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: )

Photo tech:
I missed the best shot in between these last two.
Don was moving so fast,
and I was stuck with the G11’s slow recycling time.

Shutter speed was as slow as 1/8 second in this sequence —
some shots being in the shadow,
and 2 pm was late, during this cloudy day,
one day before winter solstice,
the shortest day of the year.

12/24/09 – 7:35 am

Bob ‘Pineapple’ and Lehua park ship 39 for probably the last time

Ship 39 is the last NWA cargo plane to fly with the old paint scheme,
my favorite.

Lolanie Owns the Red Wall!

12/30/09

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From left to right:

Renate, Intentionally Missing, Lolanie, James, Pete & Jia

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The hats say:
Freighter Dogs, NWA – ANC —
what cargo pilots call themselves

12/30/09

Bob ‘Pineapple’ and Don

12/30/09

“Happy Retirement”

Lori with her retirement flowers

12/30/09

1/5/10

Hands That Loaded a Thousand Ships

Don & Kitiona ‘Muku’

Kitman’s amazing hands —
and feet too!

12/30/09

12/30/09

Blessed are the peacemakers

John, our union rep,
stands before us again,
like he has so many times before —
his last pep talk to the pre-lay-off workforce.

It was during this very talk
that John openly demonstrated his peacemaking gift
that he’s been subtly applying all along.

Thank you, John!

12/30/09

John had this made.

12/30/09

From left:
Tino, Eddie, Lolanie, Mike, Pete, James, Lori, Paul and Richard

In 2006, when we were still doing major crossloads,
Pete filmed one such operation,
which he replays here,
a few days before the major lay-off.

He-man!!!

… and those made-in-America buttons still won’t pop.

It’s Jimmy, laughing in the hallway.

[Enlargement of TV screen, below]
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12/30/09

Pete (laid back) and others watch Pete power-flex another ESE’s* shirt

*ESE = equipment service employee

12/28/09

Related:

Jon and Zingo

12/28/09

Zingo delights Cheryl’s children

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“Bang!”

… and Zingo plays dead

Related:

The Red Wall — Jon and Zingo

12/28/09 – Cargo’s Last Stand – 10:05 am

An impromptu gathering of part of us

Back Row (from left):
Tino, Dioni, Jia, Tom, Robert, Carson, Don, Richard, Bob ‘Pineapple’

Front Row:
Cesar, Lee, Lynn, John, Steve, Kim

12/28/09 – Cargo’s Last Stand – 9:50 am

Captain Tim wagged the wings as he got further out,
which I didn’t capture, sadly.

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12/28/09 – Cargo’s Last Stand – 9:50 am

12/28/09 – Cargo’s Last Stand – 9:50 am

12/28/09 – Cargo’s Last Stand – 9:50 am

12/28/09 – Cargo’s Last Stand – 9:50 am