'Take advantage of every opportunity' | Four veterans fulfill dream to fly again
'Take advantage of every opportunity' | Four veterans fulfill dream to fly again
RETIREES TOOK TO THE AIR. IF YOU WERE A PILOT IN WORLD WAR TWO, MOST LIKELY YOU STARTED TO LEARN HOW TO FLY AND THAT THIS AIRPLANE, WE GIVE THEM A FREE FLIGHT IN THE STEARMAN AS A THANK YOU FOR WHAT THEY DID AND THE SERVICE THAT THEY PERFORMED. THEY HAVE A LOVE FOR FLYING AND THEY WANT THAT OPPORTUNITY TO FLY AGAIN. THEY ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO FLY. THAT’S LIKE ASKING ME IF I LIKE ICE CREAM. ALL THESE GUYS HAVE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH FLYING. I USE MY GI BILL TO GET A PILOT’S LICENSE. I’VE BEEN IN AVIATION MOST OF MY LIFE. ME ONE LEG THAT’S BETTER THAN THE OTHER. THEY HAVE SOME LIMBS THAT MAY NOT WORK, YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY LIKE THEY USED TO. I’M GOING TO BE HOLDING ON TO YOU THE WHOLE TIME. WE JUST TAKE OUR TIME, MAKE SURE THAT THEY’RE COMFORTABLE AND GET THEM INTO THE AIRPLANE. I’VE GOT YOU. YOU PUT YOUR FOOT HERE AND YOU PUT YOUR FOOT THERE, AND THEY’VE GOT IT ALL DOWN TO A SCIENCE. SO FAR, I HAVE BROUGHT BACK EVERY ONE I’VE TAKEN UP. THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN MOST PLANES, ISN’T IT? THE WIND IN YOUR FACE AND YOUR. AND EVERYTHING IS JUST A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. NOW THE NEXT PERSON IS GOING TO BE MR. JOHN. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. I LIKE THAT. NICE RIDE, GOOD SCENERY, NOTHING. NOTHING MORE I CAN SAY. I WISH I COULD SNEAK OUT AND GO UP AGAIN. IT WAS GREAT. IT JUST BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES. I THINK HE HAD A GOOD TIME BECAUSE JUST A GOOD DAY, A GOOD DAY. WELL. APPRECIATED. ONE, TWO THREE. I’M VERY THANKFUL. I’M. I’M BLESSED. ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY. THAT’S A GOOD ONE. THE YOUNG BOY IN THAT STORY IS EIGHT YEAR OLD TJ HAGUE. AND WE TOLD YOU ABOUT TJ AND JOHN WOLFF’S FRIENDSHIP AND BOND OVER WORLD WAR TWO. ON VETERANS DAY.
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'Take advantage of every opportunity' | Four veterans fulfill dream to fly again
Four veterans fulfilled their dream of flying again at Thomasville Airport in York County, Pennsylvania.You can watch that story in the video player above.
THOMASVILLE, Pa. —
Four veterans fulfilled their dream of flying again at Thomasville Airport in York County, Pennsylvania.
You can watch that story in the video player above.
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