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WWII B25 pilot

TomSpencer46

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Yesterday had the honor to give a ride in my RV10 to a WWII B25 pilot.
He is 97 and sharp as a tack. After leveling off I gave him the controls he can still handle a stick. His only complaint was he could not make sense of the Garmin panel. Thanks for your service Norm.
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Very nice - thanks for doing that and sharing it.

Maybe 32 years ago, BRV (before the RV), I had the honor of taking up a B-17 and B-29 pilot up. He had a bunch of missions in WWII and then the B-29 in Korea. Amazing history.
 
Yesterday had the honor to give a ride in my RV10 to a WWII B25 pilot.
He is 97 and sharp as a tack. After leveling off I gave him the controls he can still handle a stick. His only complaint was he could not make sense of the Garmin panel. Thanks for your service Norm.
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Wow 97! Handling the stick is one thing but getting in and out of a 10 at age 97 that has to be an accomplishment in itself. Good on you for taking him up.

Keith
 
Yesterday had the honor to give a ride in my RV10 to a WWII B25 pilot.
He is 97 and sharp as a tack. After leveling off I gave him the controls he can still handle a stick. His only complaint was he could not make sense of the Garmin panel. Thanks for your service Norm.
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That’s an amazing story Tom. Might you have a picture you can share? I think that would make a wonderful top story on the website tomorrow.

Kindest regards,
dr
 
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Gosh, that brought back a memory. I had the privilege of giving my Uncle a ride at OSH in '89. He was a B-25 pilot but was switched to 17's due to combat losses. Ended up doing 18 mos in a prison camp. He stayed with the AF, and was the CO of one of the Laos fighter bases during Vietnam.

What you did was special and I can appreciate it!
 
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