So there we were, in our Ames hangar freshening up the Stearman before heading out to last week's National Stearman Fly-In, then all of a sudden we hear the sound of a radial engine flying low overhead.  In a flash, Brian had dropped his cleaning rag and was outside looking to sky.  Lo and behold, it's Addison Pemberton touching down with his brand spanking "new" eighty-years-old Boeing 40.  Now based in Spokane, Washington, the Boeing 40 is the oldest flying Boeing today and did a fair share of mail delivery in its day. 

On this day, Addison was stopping through Ames - for work of all reasons! We oggled the plane for a bit and had a great conversation with Addison and Wendy, who - in addition to being aviation enthusiasts just so happen to be an awesome couple.   Discovering that Addison had just been signed in as an official mail carrier, we jumped on the opportunity to mail a letter via the U.S. Boeing 40.  Looking back on this day and imagining what it would be like having a Boeing 40 as a business plane - sure seems like Addison has found the perfect job.  

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