June 5, 1942
11:00 p.m.

Dearest,
Boo! (That pest is back again!)

Just came in from the terrace. Daddy is putting the bee hive together. Oh didn't I tell you? Well mother is going to have a hive of bees. They are to be sent in 10 days. Yep, just come in a package, through the mail! Imagine! Now why couldn't they make up packages of bees and send them to the Germans! When they opened them the bees would swarm and sting the dickens out of them.

Oh yes, another of my ideas of annoying them is to raise a very streamlined mosquito which I will starve for weeks, then we will drop thousands of them in Germany and let the feast on the Germans! Then for the Japs, I think I will send them a lovely gift, in fact two gifts - itch - I know they would become attached to them. Going to have our air corps drop bombs which contain lice and fleas, millions of them. I just know they would be effective. Well - enough of my soliloquies.

Would you believe me when I told you the breeze is so cool coming through my window that I had to cover up with a blanket. Brr---but it certainly was hot today!

Ho hum, I'm getting so sleepy right now. Guess it's because there's such a nice breeze coming through the window.

You know my sweet, I found some of the first letters you wrote me last year and I had to laugh, for you certainly are a persistent young man. Now wonder I fell in love with you. Who could resist such a campaign. (here come some memories.) But didn't we have fun that winter dashing home, and going dancing every evening and then when spring came. The drives and walks and those evenings when my conscious simply made me study and then at 10,I would have to meet you at the drugstore. Usually I didn't get much done for I would have to keep looking at the clock to make sure I wouldn't miss the bus.

Hmm, we always have fun don't we. I know we always will, for we are in love - definitely and completely so.

Good night my fiance. We can't be beat.

Keep em flying.

Our special kiss
X

Your Becky loves you.

Aircraft Accident Report

On July 1, 1942 at Bateman Field, Camden, S. C. Aviation Cadet E.E. Narick, at the controls of a PT-17, Serial No. 41-25629, while landing his plane was struck by a gust of wind at an altitude of approximately six (6) feet,. The ship went over on the left wing and struck the ground, breaking a spar, then rolled over on the right wing in a ground loop to the left. After the impact the throttle was closed to prevent further damage.

The aircraft accident classification committee meet on July 7, 1942 and concluded that the student (Emil Narick) landed with his left wing low. The wing striking the ground and causing the airplane to ground loop to the left. Had the student been more alert and corrected the attitude of the airplane before striking the ground, the accident could have been avoided. Recommending continued stress be placed on proper landing technique.

A Little Fact About Emil:

An article published in February, 1961, gave the public some insight in to a normal morning for Emil as he began his work day.

Emil would walk the mile from his home to the Drake trolley. The 47 Drake was a PCC trolley line that was part of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system. It was the last line in the city of Pittsburgh, PA to be used solely for PCC streetcars. It originally was part of an interurban trolley line that ran from Pittsburgh to Washington, PA until 1953, when the service was cut back to the Allegheny County border at Drake and all trolleys turned using the newly constructed loop, situated below the trestle. The line closed on September 4, 1999.

During Emil's walk in the subzero mornings, many motorist would stop and over him a ride. Emil began carrying a personal billboard gratefully declining: NO THANK YOU I PREFER TO WALK. He preferred to walk because walking is good exercise and as a college football official, the walking kept him trim.