another note to Yik3

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@@ -146,7 +146,18 @@ All rings and bulkheads were cut using a CNC milling machine from 3/8 inch
 birch plywood.  The fin forward and leading edge rings are made from 3/4 inch
 thick birch plywood, mostly to provide sufficient depth for milled fin slots.
 
-## [Photos](http://gallery.gag.com/rockets/YikStik3)
+## Photos
+
+I've put all the [build photos](http://gallery.gag.com/rockets/YikStik3/Build/)
+I took together in one place.
+
+Friends who were present for YikStik3's first flight during the
+[Kloudbusters](http://www.kloudbusters.org/) Airfest 18 launch over Labor Day 
+weekend 2012 took these photos and videos:
+
+* [Terry Lee](http://gallery.gag.com/rockets/YikStik3/Airfest18-Terry.Lee/)
+* [Tom Marble](http://media.info9.net/tag/yikstik3/)
+
 ## Flights
 
 The intended first flight of YikStik3 was to be at NCR's Mile High Mayhem 2012
@@ -155,10 +166,15 @@ reload.  Unfortunately, the jet stream was parked over the site yielding
 strong upper level winds, such that it would not have been possible to keep 
 the airframe inside the waiver cylinder during recovery... so we didn't fly.
 
-The motor was then certified as the Pro75-6GXL 9977-M2245-IM-P.  I was able
-to fly YikStik3 for the first time at the 
+The motor was certified in early August as the Pro75-6GXL 9977-M2245-IM-P.  
+
+I was able to fly YikStik3 for the first time at the 
 [Kloudbusters](http://www.kloudbusters.org/) 
 [Airfest 18](http://www.kloudbusters.org/airfest/Default.aspx).  They've got 
 a huge waiver cylinder and an awe-inspiring recovery area .. which it turns
 out we didn't need much of!  The airframe achieved approximately Mach 2.2 and
-21,660 feet above ground.
+21,660 feet above ground.  More details will be posted once we have time to
+analyze the data we collected.
+
+This airframe, along with many other things, was lost in the 
+[Black Forest Fire](http://gag.com/blackforestfire.html).