Jack, My first paying job of any substance was working for your dad Ed, stitching ribs on DC3 tail parts. I was young and skinny, about 13 or so, and passed needles out both sides back to him and another fellow, who were doing the harder parts on a saturday a long time ago. Your dad was an incredibly skilled man. I have been flying for over 30 years now but learned after I got a job, away from King. My dad kept a tcraft there in the 60's and 70's.
cheers