Fun
For Father's day 2003 Jim's family gave him a flight in a WWII
trainer plane. This was the same plane that he trained in towards
the end of WWII, an SN-J Texan. One of his instructors then was
Ted Williams.
The actual flight took place on July 6, 2003. After take-off Jim
actually flew the plane and made the landing approach (not bad for
turning 80 this year). He said after a short re-orientation he was
right at home and won't mind flying every weekend -- well the family
might have something to say about that!
Guess what his wish is for next Father's Day — a visit to
a working aircraft carrier. Now what do you suppose he will want
to do next, yes you guessed it take off and land on the carrier
deck!!!
You can safely say that he was absolutely thrilled with his chance
to relive one of the highlights of his youth.
See the image below for a view of Jim and the fun he was having.
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