Captain Knight brings his father's remains home 52 years after saying goodbye to him
#1
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ATL Lost Luggage
Programs: Kettle with Kryptonium Medallion Tags
Posts: 10,213
Captain Knight brings his father's remains home 52 years after saying goodbye to him
A heartwarming story about the arrival of an OAK to DAL flight:
Global News - Dallas airport passengers silently salute the return of a fallen hero (August 8, 2019)
And the twitter thread documenting the arrival as it happened:
Global News - Dallas airport passengers silently salute the return of a fallen hero (August 8, 2019)
And the twitter thread documenting the arrival as it happened:
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Nashville -Past DL Plat, FO, WN-CP, various hotel programs
Programs: DL-MM, AA, SW w/companion,HiltonDiamond, Hyatt PLat, IHF Plat, Miles and Points Seeker
Posts: 11,066
Watched the video on TODAY show this morning. Really tugs at your heart.
Last edited by NoStressHere; Aug 9, 2019 at 6:55 pm
#4
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Matre-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Colonel Knight, a Major at the time, flew the last USAF single propeller attack aircraft, a Douglas A-1E Skyraider, when he was shot down over Laos. We used to call them “Spads” in Vietnam in 1965. Notice these ex-Navy aircraft still have tailhooks. (Articles have mentioned he was flying a ‘jet’ - nope.)
#5
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Blue Ridge, GA
Posts: 5,492
Colonel Knight, a Major at the time, flew the last USAF single propeller attack aircraft, a Douglas A-1E Skyraider, when he was shot down over Laos. We used to call them Spads in Vietnam in 1965. Notice these ex-Navy aircraft still have tailhooks. (Articles have mentioned he was flying a jet - nope.)
"It was able to lift truly freakish weapons loads, greater than that of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress." - Air Force Times
#6
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chicagoland, IL, USA
Programs: WN CP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,164