HUB PRATT
1951 - 1986
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
FTW ACF GSW PHX DFW


BROTHER OF GSW AIRCRAFT MECHANIC BILL PRATT

H. P. "HUB" PRATT
GSW PHX DFW aircraft mechanic
Died Dec 13, 1994
at North Richland Hills, TX
DOH CEN Mar 26, 1951
DOB Aug 16, 1925
per Ken Schultz We remember database dated 4/11/09.
H PRATT
Aircraft mechanic seniority date of 1/10/52
per the May 1986 FL/IAM Seniority List.
Nothing at FindAGrave.com
-Jake Lamkins
(5/9/14)

RARE Internal 1964 CENTRAL AIRLINES 
CV240 "Power Plant" Manual
Starting bid:US $19.99
From the personal collection of Central Airlines engineer 
H. P. Pratt in Fort Worth, this binder of approximately 400 pages 
includes everything one would need to know about the Convair 
240's "power plant" (engine and related parts). 
Condition of pages is overall good but includes yellowing on the edges, 
some tears, stains, etc., from 50 years of use and then garage storage.
Posted at Ebay.com
-Jake Lamkins
(5/9/14)

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DFW aircraft mechanic Hub Pratt's CV240 manual is for sale.  
Anybody remember Hub?  
He was with CN/FL 1951-86 and flew west in 1994.
-Jake Lamkins
(5/9/14)

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I remember Hub. 
When I went to work for Central, Hub and his brother Bill both worked there. 
They were both mechanics
After the strike and the lockout, 
Bill went to work for American and 
turned down the offer to come back when the rest of us did. 
Hub came back and stayed at DFW till 86 I think. 
They were a great pair.
-Bill Guthrie
(5/10/14)

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FTW ACF GSW PHX DFW aircraft mechanic Hub Pratt's memorial webpage has been upgraded.
http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Hub_Pratt.html
Still need a photo and obituary for Hub.
-Jake Lamkins
(5/11/14)

 I was looking at 
 http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/372/682
 trying to see if this was when the Pratt brothers were off work.
 Seems like you told me you were one of them too.
 Is this the lockout you mentioned about them?
 Do you recall the names of the six that were fired?
-Jake Lamkins
(5/12/14)
      
 As I remember the strike only lasted
 about 8 days. When the IAM called an end,we were all called
 in for interviews. Most people that previously held lower
 classifications( cleaner,stock clerk) were offered an
 opportunity to return to those positions. About half of us
 were terminated and reinstated after the court ruling.
 That took six and a half years
-Bill Guthrie
(5/12/14)

 I found a court decision that named
 R. K. Doud, S. V. Cornstubble, O. L. Broom, C. R.
 Casey, P. R. Davis and E. E. Fuqua, Appellants,
 Are these the six mechanics that were out for six years?
 How long were the Pratts, you and others out?
 Thanks,
-Jake Lamkins
(5/12/14)

 That's the six Jake. We were all out six years
-Bill Guthrie
(5/12/14)

 I'm still trying to get it straight.
 Besides the six named in the lawsuit,
 how many others were out six years
 such as you and the Pratt brothers?
 Did you all get back pay and seniority?
 Thanks for bearing with me,
-Jake Lamkins
(5/12/14)

I think there was about 80 or more. 
We all got our seniority back to hire in date. 
I think the 6 got a monetary settlement. 
Not sure how much. 
-Bill Guthrie
(5/12/14)