65 Years and Still Going (Flying AA for 65 years)
Aug 31, 20, 7:06 am
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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65 Years and Still Going (Flying AA for 65 years)
Celebrating my 65th Anniversary of my first AA flight.
Celebrating my 65th Anniversary of my first AA flight. Qualified again for EXP in March before the shutdown. My better half who is also EXP and I have lots of flight already booked as I look towards a Century of Flying AA.
Last edited by MarJon; Aug 31, 20 at 1:39 pm
Aug 31, 20, 11:49 am
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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That's awesome!!!
My first flight at 4 months old was on Air France Lima -> Bogota -> Point a Pitre -> Paris in the late 60s (no non-stop LIM-ORY then, CDG did not exist yet).
I did not get anything like that certificate though.
OP: You may want to cross out your last name and dates, there is a lot of things that can be done with name and DOB.
My first flight at 4 months old was on Air France Lima -> Bogota -> Point a Pitre -> Paris in the late 60s (no non-stop LIM-ORY then, CDG did not exist yet).
I did not get anything like that certificate though.
OP: You may want to cross out your last name and dates, there is a lot of things that can be done with name and DOB.
Aug 31, 20, 12:13 pm
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Congratulations! Storehouse of great memories there.
Aug 31, 20, 5:57 pm
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Great post! My first flight was 9 months before I was born ... conceived at the Hilton Hawaiian Village on the honeymoon, and then my parents flew back to the mainland. Does "in utero" count?!
But, no, I didn't become a MP member until my 20s...
But, no, I didn't become a MP member until my 20s...
Sep 1, 20, 9:38 pm
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Originally Posted by MarJon
Celebrating my 65th Anniversary of my first AA flight.
Originally Posted by Jaimito Cartero
It’s great that you have saved your certificate all these years. Really interesting.
Sep 1, 20, 11:42 pm
#14
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I suspect you’ve flown on many aircraft as well. I know I’ve got the DC family from -3 through -10 but no -8 on AA and the only -5 was exported, Convair 240 and 990; BAC 111, a ton of Boeing metal, Airbii... MD also. Think of the changes, the huge steps, the drop in prices that opened air travel to so many.
Sep 2, 20, 8:00 am
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Originally Posted by the phoenix
Do share. Are there 6 degrees of separation.. ..? would add to a cool thread!
William (Bill) V. Brown Feb 15 1911 - July 15 2002
Taken from his Obit 7/16/02
"Bill was born on February 15, 1911 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Ira and Mary (Stoner) Brown; they both preceded him in death. He married Altha H. Handkins on August 5, 1939 in Marion, Kentucky, she survives.
Bill served as Williamson County Treasurer for 4 years. He also served as treasurer for the Marion Chamber of Commerce and was instrumental in developing the first Industrial Park. He helped establish the Peoples Bank of Marion and was a Charter member, and also did appraisal work for them. He was a member of the Pleasant Grove United Church where he enjoyed ringing the bell for Sunday Services. He served his country proudly during WWII, as a member of the ATC (Air Transport Command) which provided support to the Army Air Command by transporting needed supplies. After his service in The Air Transport Command he flew as a Pilot for American Airlines for sixteen years. Prior to coming to Southern Illinois Bill was a Farmer and also a Broker and owned his own Real Estate Office known as Brown Realty." the Obit also stated he has a Daughter who is an Admiral in the Navy!
