Tag: A veteran’s Story

A VETERAN’S STORY: A Russian Officer and Pickle Soup

Armageddon is mentioned in the Book of Revelation as a reference to…

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A VETERAN’S STORY: Flying Fabric and Piloting Plywood

By Pete Mecca Like a deadly cobra, colorful anti-aircraft tracers swivel and…

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A VETERAN’S STORY: Interview with The Last Raider

By Pete Mecca The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing World War II…

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A VETERAN’S STORY: The Ghost Liberator — Lady Be Good

By Peter Mecca She was not appealing and handled like a long-haul…

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No Ordinary Soldier: My Father’s Two Wars

By Liz Gilmore Williams I flew into Honolulu in late March 2013,…

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A VETERAN’S STORY: The wickedest Flying Witches

By Pete Mecca. To call a female pilot a “flying witch” in…

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P-47 Thunderbolt Mystery

Who are Eva and Edith? AirCorps Aviation, the warbird restoration shop based…

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Pioneer of Tactical Airlift visits MacDill AFB

It’s World War II and Nazi Germany occupies France, an Allied nation.…

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A VETERAN’ STORY: A Progeny of Aviators

By Pete Mecca. Arranging an interview quickly turns into something very special…

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A VETERAN’S STORY: The British Gentleman and His Southern Belle

After the downfall of France in WWII, the German Luftwaffe controlled the…

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