WWII pilot, 101, gets a chance to say goodbye to his 'godsend' P-38
By: Tom Roeder, The (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Gazette, October 22, 2016 (Photo Credit: Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — 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.
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