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  • WWII pilot, 101, gets one last flight in his 'godsend' P-38

    10/23/2016 11:16:06 AM PDT · by EveningStar · 74 replies
    The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado) ^ | October 19, 2016 | Tom Roeder
    Frank Royal's Air Force took off at 1:38 p.m. A vintage aircraft clawed through the air followed by two chase planes, one carrying the 101-year-old pilot. The last plane in the formation brought a tear to Royal's eye. Its sleek lines still raise his pulse. He can hear the thrum of its twin engines without his hearing aids - World War II ingrained the 24-cylinder symphony permanently in his mind. He has good reason to remember the details. That very plane, a fully restored P-38 Lightning named White-33, was Royal's first love. And he flew over Colorado Springs to tell...