I hate to have to thank you, but facing reality is far more important than having good feelings.
Thanks for your work on this.
On 1 September 1954, Jimmy Stewart sold N5528N to Joe De Bona for $1.00 plus a $7,500.00 Chattel Mortgage. That was more than likely for the cost of a new engine.
I'll never forget one day in USAF Basic Training, our Flight was marched into a classroom and a film was played. It happened to be General Stewart in uniform telling us of our duty that we had to uphold in the US Air Force. It was a great way to reinforce and elevate patriotism, right at the close of Viet Nam. Saigon fell half way through our training.