Hutch and Ann Hammond were
one of Page’s neighbors. Hutch and
Page visited quite often and Hutch
considered Page one of his best friends
and mentor. His son, Tim, was only
13 when Page took him up for the first
time. Page would give him control and
the first thing he taught Tim was how
to do a barrel roll. Admittedly, Tim
couldn’t hold the penny straight but
managed to do it later at least once. Tim
is also a pilot in the Navy. He is a pilot
training instructor on the T-6B aircraft.
Tim admits he got a more relaxed
version of Page than what Rick had
but they both admit, and I’m sure Nick
would too, that Page pushed them to
be better, to do better and I know they
all wanted his approval. I think now
that they know they always had it.
The Roanoke airfield was a
hangout for the pilots, wannabe pilots
and a few aviation enthusiasts. They
would gather at the hangers and
trade stories, play practical jokes on
one another and most often, take off
and fly together. Page liked to fly in
formation and just cruise sometimes.
But often he was a bit more sinister.
He went as far as tailing Rick in his
Grummond, high above him. He would
follow him to the Lagrange airport
and wait for Rick to gas up and leave
and on the way back, dive in for the
kill! Rick said he did that a lot and as
Page’s plane was more powerful, he
would usually win in most dogfights.
I could write stories I’ve been told
about Page Enloe until this magazine is
full. But I can’t. I also can’t remember
who it was that suggested I write
about Page but I thank them from the
bottom of my heart. And for all of the
airport gang that were fortunate to
have gotten to know such great men
like Page Enloe, John Swann, Mack
McDonald, Mr. Hodges (Hodge) and
others that fought for their country,
you are all better men because of it.
What I would trade for a day hanging
out with that amazing bunch of guys.
Charley Norton is the owner of
Norton’s Flooring with his brother
Tom, right here in Wedowee,
Alabama! It’s a company their parents
started more than 40 years ago.
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