Amazingly, my Dad (mentioned in my comment) also worked for Convair in San Diego. He had just finished with the USAF where he was an airframe engineer working on the X-20 project (cruise missiles and space shuttles) at Holloman. We arrived in '69 during the bicentennial. In fact my pinewood derby car was tested in Convair's wind tunnels.…
Amazingly, my Dad (mentioned in my comment) also worked for Convair in San Diego. He had just finished with the USAF where he was an airframe engineer working on the X-20 project (cruise missiles and space shuttles) at Holloman. We arrived in '69 during the bicentennial. In fact my pinewood derby car was tested in Convair's wind tunnels. It also had nearly frictionless axles, like hotwheels. It was very fast. We lived on Point Loma and Mission Hills. I graduated from Roosevelt Jr High, and Uni High School. Thanks for prompting the blast from the past.
Amazingly, my Dad (mentioned in my comment) also worked for Convair in San Diego. He had just finished with the USAF where he was an airframe engineer working on the X-20 project (cruise missiles and space shuttles) at Holloman. We arrived in '69 during the bicentennial. In fact my pinewood derby car was tested in Convair's wind tunnels. It also had nearly frictionless axles, like hotwheels. It was very fast. We lived on Point Loma and Mission Hills. I graduated from Roosevelt Jr High, and Uni High School. Thanks for prompting the blast from the past.