click for a larger picture of Gerry and Akiva and the 29 deSoto Son of a Pioneer click for a larger picture of the 29 deSoto and the McCormick tractor
the stories of
G.V. (Gerry) Stauffer

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C-FRQH - Gerry put "the best engine" into "the best airplane" for himself.
Wolverine in the Night - Screech! The call of nature.
Wake Up! We're Here - Revenge is sweet.
Tomatoes and Watermelons - Throw the watermelon up for takeoff.
Grizzlies aren't Dangerous - If you have a squirrel gun.
Snowed In - But airplanes can do the job.
Runway Inspectors - Working in bear country
Dogs Beware! - I like to go blup blup blup.
Dogs and Alligators - Cutting logs with dynamite in Pittsburgh.
Dead Foot - Dead Engine - Things may not be what they seem.
Crotch Salve Salesmen - Getting rich by selling Rawleigh.
Frenchy - A one man chainsaw gang.

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Gerry is as well known for his mastery of story telling as for his mastery of aircraft engines. His enduring love for the farm life of his growing years is plain in these stories. His years as a bush pilot gave him much of his material and a considerable amount of his unique perspective. All his life, events have come to him carefully choreographed as stories and he has had the wit to remember them. Here are the straight across the table deliveries that so delight his friends and family. Though he passed away in 2004 he lives on in our memories and a lot of good stories. Enjoy.

Jock McTavish, Transcriber


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©
Copyright
2001
MM Stauffer
JF McTavish, mctavjoc@shaw.ca
Calgary
Alberta
Canada

14 May 2006