HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A MILITARY AIRCRAFT ENTHUSIAST. WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN WWII AIRCRAFT AND AVIATION HISTORY PERTAINING TO THAT CONFLICT WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. AS A BOY I ALWAYS WATCHED BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP (BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON) STARRING ROBERT CONRAD AS "PAPPY" BOYINGTON ON TUESDAY NIGHT TELEVISION. MY BACKGROUND IS IN ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE. I BEGAN AS A DRAFTSMAN USING AUTOCAD SOFTWARE TO CREATE DRAWINGS FOR MOST ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES EXCEPT CIVIL AND SURVEYING.