“During his extensive career as an airmail pilot with Aéropostale, Antoine served as the company’s station manager in barren Villa Bens. During the Second World War, although he was older than most, Saint-Exupéry joined the Free French Air Force. On… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“It was to be the longest flight I had ever made in my young life and one of the most interesting. Having always been interested in the magic of aviation I knew that the DC-6B, I boarded was an approximately… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“People still said that “The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire,” even though the Commonwealth was starting to come apart. In spite of… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“After a time I saw what I believed, at the time, to be a radio relay station located out on a desolate sand spit… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“Because he was leaving Liberia, Chris had tried selling his Italian made, Vespa motor-scooter. It had seen a lot of use and I know… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“Flotsam Some people figuratively, although sometimes literately, washed up on the barren beaches of West Africa because they were unwelcome in most other countries.… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“On January 2, 1956 President Tubman’s staff informed the American Ambassador, General Richard Lee Jones, that the Soviet delegation had sent him a note… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“During his extensive career as an airmail pilot with Aéropostale, Antoine served as the company’s station manager in barren Villa Bens. During the Second… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“It was to be the longest flight I had ever made in my young life and one of the most interesting. Having always been… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“I could not believe how fast the night went. It wasn’t anywhere near dawn when the blaring sound of Reveille was piped throughout the… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“Between 1931 and 1946, Pan American Airways had 28 flying boats known as “Clippers,” These four radial engine aircraft were S-40’s and 42’s built… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“In 1821, the United States government sent Dr. Eli Ayres to West Africa to buy, on what was known as the “Pepper Coast,” land… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“In most cases homeport for the sailor is the port where he feels most at ease. It’s the place he longs to be and… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“James Monroe served as the fifth President of the United States between 1817 and 1825. He was from Virginia and the last of the… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
