Last time we went to the Reno Air Races was Sept 2007. We have wanted to go again but with Garet being in school its been almost impossible to go but this year we planned to go since no more school for Garet and we were moving a week or so later. Garets dad and brother were in town from Texas so they came with us.
If anyone has heard of George Preddy good for you, if not here ya go!! George was an American ace credited with 26.83 enemy air-to-air kills, ranking him as the top P-51 Mustang ace of WW2 and 6th on the list of all-time highest scoring American aces. On August 6, 1944 he claimed 6 German Luftwaffe fighters in a single sortie. George was killed by "friendly fire" on the morning of December 25, 1944 at age 25!!!
All of his aircraft was named Cripes A' Mighty, so in honor of George, Garet had to take a picture to be just like George!!
As we were looking at pictures we looked over and saw the one and only..... Col C.E. 'Bud' Anderson. If you do not know who he is shame on you!!! He is a triple ace of WW2. Yeager once called him ''The best fighter pilot I ever saw."
He is the highest living ace. This made Garets year!!
As most of you have heard there was an accident and Jimmy Leeward was flying The Galloping Ghost and crashed. RIP Jimmy and all those who were taken from us.
We met Steve Hinton Jr. the pilot of Strega!! 25 years old National Unlimited Gold Class Champion.
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