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August 16, 2010
Engineered Lifting
Crane T-Shirt Is Released
This is a project that I
have wanted to complete since we have been
in business. This T-shirt is a Certified
Crane Crew shirt that gives tribute to the
brave men and women that served in World War
II in the Army Air Force. Many of you have
seen the “nose art” featuring in many cases
a Pin-up Girl with a clever saying such as
“Mountain Time”, “Apache Princess” or
possibly the most famous “Memphis Bell”. You
need only Google “World War 2 Nose Art” in
the images section to find many
illustrations of these.
Being a model builder as a
kid, I built too many B-17’s, B-25’s, and
B-29’s to count. But as I have gotten older,
I have learned to have a great respect for
the guys that piloted and flew in these
planes. They fought for their country at 25
to 30,000 feet, with open windows, -30
degrees, and 250 mph! Often at 30,000 feet
the guns froze up!
In dedication to these
great Americans, I give you “Crane Jane”:
Now this shirt only comes
in Army Olive Drab as shown, with Jane
looking handy with an acetylene torch.
For anyone in the Crane
Crew, look closely, you know why the bomb is
labeled “F” and dropping, production must
have broken one of the hoists!
We have these available
now, so if you see Dane, Mike Flagg, Mike
Brown, Eric or Tim, see if you can wrangle
one in your size from them.
We think Crane Jane would
have fit right in back in the day!
A personal thanks to
everyone who has served, and those of you
serving now from all of us at Engineered
Lifting Systems!
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