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What a superb issue [Spring 2023]! It is really hard to pick a favorite article—but Stephan Wilkinson’s “Second Best” sure stands out to me with its fresh perspective on the Boeing 247. The depth of history in only 10 pages is terrific. It even has an ad for the ill-fated UAL 247 NC13304, blown out of the sky by a bomb over Chesterton, Indiana.

John D. Bybee, Vermont, Illinois

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