The Family
I grew up in a Grumman Family. Both of my parents were Aerospace Engineers. My father worked for the Grumman Corporation. First at their Bethpage facility and later at the Calverton Plant. As a young boy, I would go to work with my father on the occasional weekend when he had business to do on a Saturday. While he went up to his office, I kept myself amused on the factory floor, playing around the aircraft in production. I had access to the F-111, F-14 and A-6E Intruder. It was like all the models I built at home had come to life!
There was nothing more a kid could want than to play among these giants.