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BillP
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I'll always cherish the memories of camping at BOLA for a week with Francisco and Leysl as our hosts. Had many nice chats.
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capt. mike
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here is is with my girl friend
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
This the same that guy had a helicopter down in Baja during the 60's? |
That was Erle Stanley Gardner who brought down helicopters to explore the canyons of Baja, using the money he made as creator of Perry Mason and
writing mystery novels... Gardner hired Muņoz often to fly people up and down Baja for him in the 60's.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
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Thanks Mike... I will add that photo to the album I am making for Leysl.
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BajaBlanca
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how sad to lose photos in a fire ..... hopefully many people have pics to share with her ....
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BajaBlanca
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how sad to lose photos in a fire ..... hopefully many people have pics to share with her ....
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capt. mike
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here is Chavez, Munoz' 1st hire
I met Chavez before he retired a few years ago. He was still flying Cessna 208 grand caravans for Aeroservicios De GN up and down the routes. We
talked air to air many times.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
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ocotillo
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David,
Great photos David and capt. mike!!! You might try Eve Ewing. She told me a few years ago that her father worked for Scripps back in the 50's and
60's and would hire planes to do research in Baja. On some occasions flying with E.S. Gardner. I assume there were not to many pilots for hire back
then. She was a photographer at an early age and said she would often accompany her father on flights to Baja. I've lost her cell number, but I
would think you could reach her through Carol at Discover Baja. Hope that helps.
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David K
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That is a great idea Ocotillo... Eve has attended various events that I was at and I am familiar with her muleback ride down the peninsula when she
was a young thing and her work on the video Corazon Vaquero, too.
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capt. mike
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i get called by Scripps once or twice a year wanting to shuttle some guys around a few days.
I can't do it for a variety of reasons so i always refer them to those who are better equipped with larger equipment and licenses.
The Scripps archivals shoulod have plenty of pix.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
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David K
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I just went through my Choral Pepper photo folders and scanned all the photos that included Capt. Muņoz... a couple were already posted above...
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David K
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One more from about 1999...
This is Nomad 'DesertGhost' (Tad) and Capt. Muņoz.
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David K
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Two from Gardner's 1961 'Hovering Over Baja'
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David K
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Two from Gardner's 1962 Hidden Heart of Baja
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Baja Bernie
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fatboy
In my book,"Think you know Baja" I have a story on the 'Kissing Captain'. That was Fransisico Munoz nickname. P-224
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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Vince
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I met Capt. Munoz several times when he flew me to and from the old airport in Mulege, west of town as a passenger on Baja Airlines. One time in the
mid '60's I wanted to get a sail for a sailboat down to Manuel Diaz in Coyote Bay.I delivered it to his house in Imperial Beach and he flew it down
free of charge. A very impressive man and superb pilot.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Vince
I met Capt. Munoz several times when he flew me to and from the old airport in Mulege, west of town as a passenger on Baja Airlines. One time in the
mid '60's I wanted to get a sail for a sailboat down to Manuel Diaz in Coyote Bay.I delivered it to his house in Imperial Beach and he flew it down
free of charge. A very impressive man and superb pilot. |
That is a great story... any photos???
Please folks, Leysl would like to have some photos of her late husband after all were lost in the Crest fire a few years ago. I was contacted by a
Bahia resident who is friends of both Leysl and Mary Ann Humfreville (how she connected with me), and already the photos have brought joy to her (I
was informed today)!
Thank you/ Mil Gracias!
(more photos from the next Erle Stanley Gardner book coming soon)
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capt. mike
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One thing i didn't know - re Munoz - did he fly the choppers too?
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
One thing i didn't know - re Munoz - did he fly the choppers too? |
NO
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David K
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10 from Gardner's 1967 'Off the Beaten Track in Baja'
The family at EL BARRIL
Dr. MacKinnon was a well known and often visited Australian dentist by American travelers in the pre-pavement days, in Santa Rosalia. Not for dental
work as much as for traveling conditions. MacKinnon traveled about central Baja with a foot powered drill back in the 1950's. My dad visited with him
in 1972, 5 years after flying with Muņoz... and we just missed a meeting with Gardner at his Temecula ranch. Two out of three anyway!
I have one more Gardner book in my collection... stay tuned...
[Edited on 12-6-2011 by David K]
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