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~�� Remembering the Forgotten Mechanic� ~ |
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Through the history of aviation many names have come to the fore ~ |
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Great deeds of the past in our memory will last, and they're joined by more and more ~ |
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When man first started his labor in his quest to conquer the sky |
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he was designer, mechanic and pilot, and he built a machine that would fly ~ |
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But somehow the order got twisted, and then in the public eye |
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the only man that could be seen was the man who knew how to fly ~ |
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The pilot was everyone�s hero, he was brave, he was bold, he was grand, |
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as he stood by his battered old biplane with his goggles and helmet in hand ~ |
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To be sure, these pilots all earned it, to fly you have to have guts ~ |
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And they blazed their names in the hall of fame on wings with bailing wire struts ~ |
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But for each of these flying hero�s there were thousands of little renown, |
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and these were the men who worked on the planes but kept their feet on the ground� ~ |
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We all know the name of Lindbergh, and we've read of his flight to fame ~ |
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But think, if you can, of his maintenance man, can you remember his name? |
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And think of our wartime heroes, Gabreski, jabara, and Scott ~ |
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Can you tell me the names of their crew chiefs? |
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A thousand to one you cannot ~ |
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Now pilots are highly trained people, and wings are not easily won ~ |
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But� without the work of the maintenance man our pilots would march with a gun ~ |
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So when you see mighty jet aircraft as they mark their way through the air, |
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the grease stained man with the wrench in his hand |
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is the man who put them there ~ |
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Anonymous |
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