November 7, 2022:
She knew how much I loved airplanes.
But she never brought me to the factory, nor suggested it, nor mentioned the possibility.
This struck me hard when skimming through online photos of F-106 assembly at Plant 19.
She worked on those.
I'd have loved a tour.
The plant photos are striking.
She worked there.
That was her life,
40 hours of it every week.
I went looking because I wanted to understand her better.