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Ohio 48 SQ's Tribute to Veterans |
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On May 11 of 2005, a large number of people gathered at Middletown Airport for a ceremony created and produced by Mike Williams. All of those gathered are interested in or directly involved with aviation, past, present, or both. The weather was great and a number of folks flew in but most drove. Our 1/2 scale P-47 is being dedicated to veterans and we found a number of P-47 pilots living locally in the Dayton, Ohio area. They, of course, were invited. The names, currently on the side of the 1/2 scale, will be removed and the names of P-47 pilots will be added as tribute to their service. |
One pilot, once he saw the P-47, said all the memories came flooding back from his experience during the war. I can't help but think all the work building the plane was worth it just to see the joy on the faces of those P-47 pilots. Another P-47 pilot said he was part of Sq 48 overseas. That's the number on the nose of our P-47. How about that!
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Be sure to visit the website of Honor Flight. This group honors Veterans by helping them visit Washington, DC, to view the WWII memorials and Veterans Airlift Command. The VAC provides transportation to wounded Veterans for medical services. |