[Brit] Hero, 91,takes controls of rare aircraft 70 years after he first flew legendary plane

Daily Mail ^ | 8-19-12 | Ben Griffiths

[Dysart]

I didn’t realize Joe Biden was a pilot.

[Incorrigible]

LOL! Sounds like my dad! Spent WWII in the Navy in the South Pacific. Never wanted to get on a museum ship and when I told him I was thinking about going into the Navy ROTC, he talked me out of it. Said it would be no better being an officer stuck in a tin can than enlisted.

[Miss Behave]

I love this. Thanks for posting it, Dysart. This really touched my heart and choked me up.

[Dysart]

I know, it’s touching. We won’t be reading too many more of these tales far along into the future. But this one’s preserved now.

[Dysart]

I want it to go “viral”!

I sent it to my 81 year old father who loves these stories, and maintains a sizable email list for just this sort of thing. He sounded giddy in response to it. I suspect a lot people are having this dropped into their inbox tonight.

[GreyFriar]

Thanks for the WW2 Spitfire pilot flys again post.

[zot]

Yay!

[onedoug]

“High Flight”

[Joe Brower]

Good on Mr. Carter. And the Supermarine Spitfire... one of the most beautiful aircraft ever to fly. Lucky dog!