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Friday 13 September 2013

12 Veterans fly in P-51 during the 2013 Reunion:

At the 2013 reunion in Kansas City Scott Glover, Historic Air Tours, brought in his C-47 and flew seven free tours and provided lunch for the day. For the veterans there was another treat. Cowden Ward from Freedom Flights, brought in his P-51 and offered any of the veterans to fly with him. Twelve veterans took him up on the offer:


Scott Glover’s C-47 Sky King. Thank you Scott!

William Beach
[C-47 Pilot]

Claude \"Chuck\" Berry
[Glider Pilot]

Clifford Kantz
[C-47 Pilot]

Peter Lecce
[Glider Pilot]

Lynus Ryan
[Glider Pilot]

John Schumacher
[Glider Rider 194th GIR]

Woody Sproul
[C-47Pilot]

George Theis
[Glider Pilot]

unknown
[C-47 Pilot]

Norman Wilmeth
[Glider Pilot]
Click on photo and then click again on opened photo. That's George Theis behind Cowden. Thank you Cowden!