The Wood Shed

Thanks Lex, now I’m going to be up all night!

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Go fix a cup of coffee and clear your schedule for 28 minutes.  If this film doesn’t have you choked up by the end then I question whether you have a soul. (Play Gray Eagles then click on the lower right corner to enjoy full screen mode.)

Many thanks to the men who flew and [...]

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Took a ride today in a B-17G Flying Fortress, the “Nine O Nine” operated by the Collings Foundation.  It was truly an incredible sensation.  There were ten of us plus the two pilots and flight engineer.  Adhering to FAA regulations we were strapped in for take-off and landing, myself and four of the others belted [...]

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After 18 years the family of Navy Capt Michael “Scott” Speicher finally get to put him to rest.  Speicher was the first American lost in the first Gulf War when his F-18 was shot down over Iraq.  His body was never recovered leading to speculation regarding his status which was changed several times over the [...]

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Boy, if the Pentagon gets hold of this the Air Force is gonna get pissed!  At the insistence of one friend I purchased an RC Cub so we could fly crash together.  After a lot of glue (having spent a good bit of time in a cockpit I couldn’t get the hang of reversing the [...]

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Lots of Mustangs… or not enough depending on your preferences.

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