Tag: Veteran

May 26 2011

Kiwi veteran of Battle of Britain dies

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  • May 26, 2011

Group Captain John Gard’ner passed away on May 6, 2011 in Tauranga, New Zealand. With his death, only three of the 95 New Zealand pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain are still alive. Gard’ner also fought during the Korean War, during which he was attached to a US Marine Corps squadron.

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May 05 2011

90-year old Marine pilot returns to the cockpit

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  • May 5, 2011

Burrel Sumner, USMC flight instructor and veteran from World War II and Korea, flew in a Stearman, the airplane that he learned to fly in 71 years ago. Source

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