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DougGuy
10-10-2015, 01:50 AM
A 100-year old WWII pilot visiting a Colorado air museum found the old P-38 Lightning he flew in the South Pacific... the chance encounter is military history in and of itself, but now the old pilot wants one more trip to the cockpit of his old ship that saved his life during the war.


http://www.youtu.be/watch?v=Y1Na-IU-RM0



http://ww2live.com/en/content/world-war-2-nice-encounter-wwii-p-38-pilot-reunited-his-plane
rondog
10-10-2015, 02:38 AM
Awesome! I hope he gets to see it fly again. I know where that shop is, I should go visit it.
lightman
10-10-2015, 08:29 AM
Thats pretty cool! I hope he gets a ride. I would love to hear some of his stories, but I bet he does not talk about the War. Theres not many of those guys left.
MtGun44
10-11-2015, 12:14 AM
Very nice. My FIL is a WW2 P-51 pilot, had never seen one since the late 40s in Japan until
a couple of years ago, went to an air show. We have old pics of him with his plane and now
current pics of him with a different one.

Finding the same aircraft so many years later is amazing.
Artful
10-11-2015, 01:50 AM
Cool Find - Thanks for posting
DCP
10-12-2015, 07:23 PM
What a story! thanks
Forty Rod Ray
10-12-2015, 07:41 PM
Hi gents,
the gentleman looks and sounds to be in excellent shape. A target for all of us to shoot for... There's the man who represents the men and women who made and fought for our country. His like is not found in the beltway, just a bunch of greedy traitors...
M-Tecs
10-12-2015, 07:45 PM
Very special story. Thanks!!!!
Littleton Shot Maker
10-12-2015, 08:28 PM
very cool- made me think of my Grand dad- He flew a B17g, what a generation a real men.
We as a Nation are lost with out these guys to LEAD us . no BS. get the job done Young men that went all over the world to protect the rest of the free world- few can do what those did before us have already accomplished I am glad Grand Dad DID not get to see all this **** we are living with now and miss him very much- what truly great story...
JWFilips
10-12-2015, 08:40 PM
Fantastic! Brought tears to my eyes!
MaryB
10-12-2015, 10:52 PM
Way cool! So much history that is not being taught to the current generation makes me sad...
TXGunNut
10-13-2015, 10:55 PM
Wow, what are the odds? I wonder if any of the other planes he flew still exist? I wonder how long he's been looking for one of his old planes? I sure hope he gets one more ride.
9w1911
10-16-2015, 01:08 AM
My great uncle flew a P38 in the south Pacific