ob at ics ▁in ▁a ▁P - 1 ▁Haw k ▁maintained ▁at ▁the ▁base . ▁His ▁son ▁Robin ▁re called ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁share ▁af tern o ons ▁sitting ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁por ch ▁of ▁their ▁qu arters ▁at ▁Lang ley ▁Field , ▁Virginia , ▁watching ▁plan es ▁land . ▁His ▁home ▁at ▁Lang ley ▁was ▁a ▁social ▁gather ing ▁place ▁for ▁numerous ▁av iation ▁pione ers , ▁war ▁veter ans , ▁and ▁air ▁power ▁advoc ates ▁that ▁included ▁Edd ie ▁R icken back er , ▁F ior ello ▁La ▁Guard ia , ▁Ernst ▁U det , ▁Ros co e ▁Turner , ▁Elli ott ▁White ▁Spr ings , ▁J imm ie ▁Mat tern , ▁and ▁Be ir ne ▁L ay . ▁When ▁the ▁gather ings ▁included ▁his ▁neighbor , ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Carl ▁Sp a atz , ▁his ▁son ▁fond ly ▁noted , ▁they ▁often ▁ended ▁with ▁singing ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Old s ▁on ▁the ▁piano ▁and ▁Sp a atz ▁on ▁the ▁guitar . ▁ ▁Old s ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁ir as ci b ility , ▁part ▁of ▁which ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁due ▁to ▁ar th rit is , ▁noted ▁William ▁H . ▁Tun ner , ▁a ▁sub ordinate ▁at ▁Air ▁Corps ▁Fer ry ing ▁Command ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁often ▁in ▁pain ▁but ▁not ▁cri pp led ▁by ▁the ▁aff lic tion . ▁Tun ner ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁describe ▁Old s : ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁energy ▁to ▁burn , ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁job .