My new friend John. 90 plus. 100 missions in SPD dauntless bomber World War 2. Flu Panthers in Korea. Skiing like a maniac today.
Jim Riley He had amazing stories. Flew land based USMC SBD Dauntless dive bombers in WW2. Then one of the first navy jets, the F9F Panther in Korea. We talked about the wonderful movie "The Bridges at Toko Ri" where F9s bombed bridges under hevy fire. He said he had many similar missions but never with as much AA as in the movie. He then was a flight instructor. Taught Ted Williams and John Glenn. I could have spent the entire day with this hero.What a guy. What a generation!
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