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...n see the marina we used to dock our ventura 224 sail boat at. i remember as a kid sailing past all the wwi and wwii navy boats stored there . there used to be a big wwii aircraft carrier mored...- Cool photos WeFly-- Bit of Monday Madness. Is that your tank? My favorite WWII plane was the P40 Warhawk / "Flying Tiger"
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- Ken has my signed memorabilia (and name) from him. Very personable guy. Flew P-51s in WWII. They preferred the original Tuskegee airmen movie to the more recent Red Tails. Very cool signature.
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70 years after parachuting into Normandy, WWII vet plans to jump again
Wow ! Great story. I sent it to Ken who was a paratrooper-- thought the young picture looked a little like him.
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- ...asked, 'Are you a real pilot?' He replied, 'Well, I've spent my whole life flying biplanes, Cubs, Aeronca's, Neiuports, flew in WWII in a B-29, and later in the K...
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- ...emphasized (repeatedly) to NOT fix your gaze for more than a couple of seconds on any single object. The instructors, some of whom were WWII veterans with years of experi...
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‘Flying coffin’ glider pilot from WWII gets overdue Bronze Star
...ter LINDSEY WASSON / THE SEATTLE TIMES WWII glider pilot Bob Swenson, 90,...Wonderful article. We don't get enough about the men who fought in WWII who are still... MORE...- ...He replied, 'Well, I've spent my whole life flying planes, first Stearmans, then the early Grummans... flew a Wildcat and Corsair in WWII, and later in the Korean conf...
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- ...0 countries and 40 U.S. states. Attendees particularly enjoy the wide variety of aircraft on the ground and in the air — from ultralights, to WWII fighter jets, to “micro...
Copperstate Fly-In - Thurs., Oct. 24, 2013 - Sat., Oct. 26, 2013
...40 U.S. states. Attendees particularly enjoy the wide variety of aircraft on the ground and in the air — from ultralights, to WWII fighter jets, to “micro...
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"Going Solo" - Awesome book by Roald Dahl
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‘Flying coffin’ glider pilot from WWII gets overdue Bronze Star
Little known are the 6,000 World War II glider pilots who were towed into combat zones, in a one-way flight to drop off soldiers and supplies. Bob Swenson, 90, of Bellevue, finally is getting an overdue Bronze Star medal for his heroism. By Erik Lacitis Seattle Times staff reporter ...Tags: WWII, Glider pilot, paratrooper, European theatre, seattle, times, article, seattle times, bronze
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