Flight: Enjoying the dream
World War II Navy veteran Bill Langford signs the rudder of the plane following his “Dream Flight.” This is a privilege for WWII veterans alone.
Hatch Hatchell, a 100-year-old Marine Corps veteran, took a “Dream Flight” aboard a World War II-era Stearman biplane at the Gilmer County Airport Friday, November 1.
Army Veteran Vernon Chesser, middle, smiles with daughter Amy Beavers and Pilot Jeff Klosky after taking his “Dream Flight” on a World War II-era Stearman biplane Friday, November 1.
Army Veteran Andrew Moses was all smiles before taking off on his much-anticipated “Dream Flight” aboard a World War II-era Stearman biplane Friday, November 1.
Veterans and residents of Blue Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care Andrew Moses, Vernon Chesser, Bill Langford, Joel “Hatch” Hatchell and Jim Nelson, from left, were treated to a “Dream Flight” aboard a World War II-era Stearman biplane.
Not many 80, 90 and even 100 year olds can say they had the opportunity to ride in a plane with an open cockpit at their age, but five local veterans can say they’ve done just that.
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