Hi Neil,
I am touched and happy that you have now acquired pilot license. Every time I
go to the airshow, i get goose bums and feel proud of people who gave and
continue to give their service for our great nation.
Thank you
vipul
On Jun 29, 2018, at 7:23 AM, Neil Gould <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi William,
That's a P-51C that was restored in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen "Red Tails".
The first time I saw that plane was a very emotional experience for me
because my father was a P-51 pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen's 332nd group,
and the P-51B was his favorite of the series. I was returning to a local
airport from a solo flight, and as I was taxiing toward the hanger that P-51
appeared on the same taxiway, headed straight for me! Being a "tail dragger",
I knew he might not have seen me, so I exited the taxiway immediately, but
was stunned by the context, as my father had passed before I acquired my
airman's certificate (e.g. "pilot's license").
Thanks for the memories, Vipul!
Neil
On 6/29/2018 1:09 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager wrote:
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 01:44:33 +0000 (UTC)
From: "William G Lamb, III" <lambroving@xxxxxxx> <mailto:lambroving@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Air Show
Nice catch. Assuming that's a very early P-51 variant?
