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A 98-year-old World War II veteran has had his wish of flying one more time come true.
Jackson Township, Pennsylvania’s, John Wolfe not only served in the military but flew as a commercial pilot, WGAL reported.
Thanks to an AARP program called Wish of Lifetime, Wolfe was able to take to the skies on Friday to fly over his hometown.
“I knew my time was running out, and it had to be done,” the veteran told the local station. more
I hope he wasn’t flying a Boeing jet! LOL
The WGAL story link has more details.
It’s great to hear these uplifting stories about our veterans.
You have to love stories like this!
It’s a disgrace that so many Americans seem so un-thankful for those vets and their families who gave the ultimate effort to keep America free. Just saying. I thank them all for what they have given to me and my family. May God Bless them all.
98 year old pilot? I guess he wasn’t a bold pilot.
Great story.
May God Bless him and all of our veterans.
@Claudia
I think a restored B-17 or B-25 might be safer than a Boeing MX Jet.
Boeing might as well get into casket making business.
Awesome experience for this WWII vet. I’m glad AAA found a way for him to fly again.
@Deplorable
It amazes me that a lot of people do not like to read history. As long as we can trust that the historian has used reputable sources, there is nothing better to read. It’s much better than novels, IMO, because it’s real or as close to real as possible. History has everything – the good, the bad, the ugly, evil people and good people, wars, peace, inventors, creators, scoundrels, wreckers, bad men and women…heroes and evildoers and everything between. Everything imaginable and everything possible is right there in history.
Novels these days I believe are mostly sick and written by disturbed people.
I got a P-51 ride once. I had perma-grin for at least a week.
Everybody should fly in a fighter warbird at least once in their life.
All I could think of were the 19-year-olds who were flying those birds over Europe protecting our bombers, and how the average 19-year-old today can’t even wipe their ass without having to post it on social media.