machia wrote:
He flew the backseat on the B-58.
Stewart piloted the B-24, the B-36, the B-47 and logged time in the B-52 as well. His career spanned WW2 to post-Vietnam. In WW2 he volunteered for the toughest missions. Quite a man, considering the fact that he could have remained stateside.
His first airplane ride was at a flying field in California, which today is LAX.
Yes he was quite a pilot and a real hero. I never met him but the opportunity of go to the museum dedicated to him was quite a opportunity. It's in Indiana PA and some day I'll post photos of the house and grew up in and things around here that were in his life.