BOB BAXTER 1968 - 1986 AIRCRAFT MECHANIC DEN STL SNA I will mail a check for a year's subscription. I worked DENMM from 2/68 until 8/78, then STLMM until 5/82, and finally SNAMM until maintenance pulled out in 85 and I took a furlough. Bless you for the website, I have spent hours devouring every word and wish I had found it sooner. So many people I hadn't thought of for years and a lot of them gone now. When I read of Ed Lintz' passing I was reminded of one of his habits. Working the terminal, in Den, we had spare time between flights. Ed liked to read paperback novels and as he finished a page he would tear it out. When he finished a book all that was left were the covers. I will try to attend your next reunion as I worked with Darwin and would like to see him again. -Robert (Bob) Baxter Walnut Ridge, Ar. (12/19/10 In addendum to my previous email, I am one of probably few eyewitnesses to the fatal crash of this aircraft in 1967. (FL DC3 crash at DEN on 12/21/67 which killed the two pilots, Rick Cochran and Rocky Crane.) I was working for Aspen Airways and was standing next to one of our DC3s when the sound of firewalled engines got my attention. When I looked up and saw the aircraft it was in an extreme nose up condition. It then seemed to fall off on the left wing and went nose down to the ground. A big fireball erupted and then fire blocked out the scene. That's how I remember it anyway, eyewitness accounts don't seem to be always accurate. Over the years I had a couple of occasions to ride ACM with Dick Cochran and it was always a pleasurable trip. -Bob Baxter (12/19/10) I'm sorry to hear about Wayne Stilwell. I worked with him at STL from 78 until 82. < http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Wayne_Stilwell.html > Wayne was a real go-getter. When the city condemned a bunch of houses near STL he bought one (maybe more) and dismantled it pretty much by himself. He never missed a government auction and always came home with a truck load of surplus stuff. He bought an old chicken operation north of Hawk Point with plenty of room to store his treasures. He helped me build a loafing shed, for my horses, and furnished most of the materials; in return I was going to help him build a building on his property, but he never got around to it and I guess I still owe him a few days labor. With Wayne, Shorty Maxwell, Wayne Gordon, and Larry Miley et al gone there's not many of us left. Carl and Lynn, you guys still around? -Bob Baxter (2/11/11) I sent a check for renewal for 1 year, $10 donation for your expenses, and $5 to cover the cost for a 11-1-76 IAM Seniority List. Thanks for all you do for us. I don't have any seniority lists. About all I have is a pair of coveralls and some Frontier patches. I used to have some silverware and wine glasses but they disappeared in one of my many moves. -Bob Baxter (10/13/11) Don't bother sending me the rest of the newsletters I've got coming. I'll read them on the web site. -Bob Baxter (4/2/12) Re Jesse Franklin's death: < http://FAL-t.tripod.com/Jesse_Franklin.html > I first met Jesse in 1967 when I was working for Aspen Airways and Jesse was doing some part time wrenching there. He was also maintaining a DC 3 for the Forest Service. I went to work for Frontier in early 1968 and Jesse appeared sometime later as a 2nd officer on the 727s. I would see him off and on over the next several years and we always spoke when we met. In 1982 I went to SNA at the opening of the MD80 maintenance station and saw Jesse on a regular basis as he was a Captain on MD80s by this time. I never had a problem remembering his name as I had a Brother-in-Law and a nephew named Jesse Franklin. -Bob Baxter (4/22/12) Re: Bob Howard Gone West < http://FAL-t.tripod.com/Bob_Howard.html > I worked with Bob, along with Steve Duby and Bob Lowe, at Aspen Airways in 1967. In early 68 we all came over to Frontier. Scott probably remembers the day his dad went to work with flowers drawn on top of his head, that he was totally unaware of. When it was pointed out to him he laughed as loud as the rest of us. A few years ago I stopped in Hudson and checked the phone book for Bob but I guess he had already passed away - the herd is thinning out fast. -Bob Baxter (10/21/14) Re: Ken Hopper Gone West < http://FAL-t.tripod.com/Ken_Hopper.html > I go way back with the Hoppers. I worked with Ken and his brother Clarence on the Boeing Wichita B47 flight line in the early 1950s. Clarence was a lead mechanic and Ken drove a service truck. Clarence and I left Boeing in 55, he went to Frontier and I went to Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica. When I came to Frontier in 68 I worked with Ken until I bid Saint Louis in 1978. -Bob Baxter (10/15/15) Bob phoned a few times but left no voice mail so I called him back. He's 91 now and will come to our reunion - his daughter will drive him over. We chatted 12 minutes and he sounded great. -Jake Lamkins (8/13/18) Request to join FLacebook Bob Baxter Lives in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas DENMM 68 to 78, STLMM 78 to 82, SNAMM 82 to 85, Furlough. A & P Mechanic started 2-68 (10/17/18) Hi Jake, I just saw the obituary for Bob Baxter, who was a mechanic in DEN, STL, and possibly other stations. It reads--Robert was born on November 21, 1927 and passed away July 12, 2019. Robert was a resident of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas at the time of his passing. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Greenland during WW11. His quote, "You take the cards life deals you and play them the best you can." No services will be held. -Carl Simpson (8/18/19) Thanks for letting me know, Carl. He came over for our reunion last year. -Jake Lamkins (8/18/19) My sympathy to the Baxter Family. He was a very dear friend of mine and to the Lawrence County Amateur Radio Club,. He will be greatly missed for he had such warmth and love he shared with all, and his talents were so overwhelming. May God bless all of Bob�s Family. -Gayla Warden (7/14/19) R F BAXTER Aircraft mechanic seniority date of 2/19/68, FUR Per the May 1986 FL/IAM Seniority List. -Jake Lamkins (8/26/19) FLacebook - FL Club FLight West: Bob Baxter DEN STL SNA aircraft mechanic Bob Baxter's memorial webpage is posted at http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Bob_Baxter.html Bob was 90 years old when he attended the FYV-FSM Reunion last year. He had some good stories to tell and we enjoyed his visit very much. Post your remembrances of him. -Jake Lamkins (8/29/19)