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My Dad at the 2013 Geneseo Warbird Airshow

Dad and I headed up to the Geneseo Warbird Airshow this weekend. Saturday was the fly in and practice day, the airshow was on Saturday and Sunday. Because he wore an 11th Airborne hat, the unit with which he served in South Pacific from 1944 through 1946, he was recognized by The Liberty Jump Team. By the end of the day, we had been invited back to the hanger watch and help the team pack chutes, and were then asked if we would like to take a 1 hour flight aboard a Whiskey 7, a 70 year old C-47 which was used on D Day, and was the type of aircraft my dad jumped from in the South Pacific. We met so many amazing people, and he was treated so graciously by everyone we met. A special thanks for the Liberty Jump Team and the Return to Nomrandy organization who treated him so well and gave us both the ride of a lifetime.

http://libertyjumpteam.org/

http://normandy2014.blogspot.com/
Dad in flight
Dad in flight		 Drop Zone
Drop Zone		 Drop Zone
Drop Zone		 Drop zone
Drop zone		 g9/13/504713/3/151287551.qtRTXETK.jpg
Tucked to land
Tucked to land		 Dad with members of the Liberty Jump Team
Dad with members of the Liberty Jump Team		 Dad
Dad 		dad with troopers 2.jpg
dad with troopers 2.jpg		 dad with troopers 3.jpg
dad with troopers 3.jpg
Dad with members of the Liberty Jump Team
Dad with members of the Liberty Jump Team		 Dad with members of the Liberty Jump Team
Dad with members of the Liberty Jump Team		 Dad with members of the Liberty Jump Team
Dad with members of the Liberty Jump Team		 Dad with members of the Liberty Jump Team
Dad with members of the Liberty Jump Team		 packing chutes
packing chutes
packing chutes
packing chutes		 a full pack
a full pack		 First look in a C-47 in 69 years
First look in a C-47 in 69 years		 Reminising
Reminising 		first steps in c-47 in 69 years
first steps in c-47 in 69 years
C-47 Throttles
C-47 Throttles		 Back in the seat
Back in the seat		 C-47 Yoke
C-47 Yoke		 C-47 takeoff
C-47 takeoff		 C-47 Flight Dec
C-47 Flight Dec
Taxing out for takeoff
Taxing out for takeoff		 Lake Conesus under our wing
Lake Conesus under our wing		 C-45 and P-40 from the C-47 cockpit
C-45 and P-40 from the C-47 cockpit		 Escort
Escort 		Looking back 69 years
Looking back 69 years
Escort
Escort		 g9/13/504713/3/151287556.nrnBdR41.jpg In Flight
In Flight		 g9/13/504713/3/151287555.oCKYAKuG.jpg C-47 in flight
C-47 in flight
g9/13/504713/3/151287557.sXGQRxhN.jpg My dad and I
My dad and I		 g9/13/504713/3/151287558.r90q6h11.jpg g9/13/504713/3/151287560.s3rvW5kU.jpg Talking to reporter
Talking to reporter
pop and the boys
pop and the boys		 Jump Position
Jump Position		 pop and nathaniel
pop and nathaniel		 Myself and my dad, with my nephew on the right, and my grand nephew (and dad's oldest great grand child on the left.
Myself and my dad, with my nephew on the right, and my grand nephew (and dad's oldest great grand child on the left.		 T-6 Formation
T-6 Formation
Super Marine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, P-51 Mustang and P-40 Warhawk. This is an actual shot, with a bright gray cloud.
Super Marine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, P-51 Mustang and P-40 Warhawk. This is an actual shot, with a bright gray cloud.		 g9/13/504713/3/151340306.8ji5CEEe.jpg g9/13/504713/3/151340307.wk8g2gfs.jpg a6 nose row.jpg
a6 nose row.jpg		 a6 smoke on.jpg
a6 smoke on.jpg
T-6 Tails
T-6 Tails		 Avro Lancaster Flight Deck
Avro Lancaster Flight Deck		 Avro Lancaster on takeoff
Avro Lancaster on takeoff		 B-25
B-25		 B-25 and P 40
B-25 and P 40
C-47 takeoff
C-47 takeoff		 F4U Corsair
F4U Corsair		 flye away 4.jpg
flye away 4.jpg		 Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Hurricane		 1940 Plymouth staff car
1940 Plymouth staff car
jet flyeby.jpg
jet flyeby.jpg		 Japanese Kate Bomber
Japanese "Kate" Bomber		 P-40
P-40		 P-40
P-40		 P-40 and C-45
P-40 and C-45
P-40 Takeoff
P-40 Takeoff		 p40 e on the wing
p40 e on the wing 		p40
p40		 p51
p51 		Grumman TBF
Grumman TBF
Grumman TBF
Grumman TBF		 T-6 Flybye
T-6 Flybye		 A T-6 made up to look like a Mitsubishi Zero
A T-6 made up to look like a Mitsubishi Zero		 L-9 Albatros
L-9 Albatros		 pop walk 900.jpg
pop walk 900.jpg

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Robbie D7013-Jul-2013 07:39
Great story and photography.
Gallery to treasure.
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