Chris Landsea sent out an eMail today Re: a new masters thesis: "A Reanalysis of the 1944-1953 Atlantic Hurricane Seasons - The First Decade of Aircraft Reconnaissance" by Andrew Hagen at the University of Miami. Since Chris Landsea and another dude from the HRD have approved it, it's reasonable to assume that the findings of this report will be seriously considered by the best-track committee when they evaluate these years. Of particular interest: a whopping four FL landfalls (1945, 1948, 1