7: Now You Fly It!
Have you ever had any experience with a ‘flow-meter,’ Frank?”
It is George Vaughn who asks, the same George Vaughn who left Princeton in his sophomore year to learn to fly and who ended the war as America’s second-ranking ace, his number of combat victories over German ships being the highest in our Air Service outside of Eddie Rickenbacker’s.
“No, I can’t say I have,” I reply. “But it seems to me you mentioned ‘flow-meter’ at the Miami Air Races a few years ago.”
George chuckles.
“That was the time,” he says, “and if you think I ever want to see another flow-meter on the instrument board of any plane I’m flying you’re crazy!”
“What happened?” I ask.
It is George Vaughn, lieutenant-colonel and air officer of the 27th Division, New York National Guard, speaking:
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