A B-24 Liberator, to which Hank had contributed to its restoration

Hank with his former commanding officer, Col. Albert J. Shower (Ret.), in 2000

Hank's first office looked like this. This is the nose turret of a B-24, with two .50-caliber machine guns. It wasn't much to look at...

...but the view was spectacular, as Hank recalled. He was always first over the target.

Hank and an airport official at the welcoming ceremony of Air France's Concorde SST supersonic jetliner, at Los Angeles International Airport, in 1974
(Photo © 1974, Los Angeles World Airports. All rights reserved.)