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A surprise party was held on Saturday June 18 for our beloved tour guide Bob Withee.
Our humble P-51 Mustang Pilot was brought to tears as his flag was raised on the flag pole that he donated to MAPS. This is the flag that has accompanied Mr. Withee his entire life. It flew over his training command where he got his wings and kept him safe in the Pacific during WWII. Today it was flown over the place that he loves so very much, his beloved MAPS Air Museum.
Uncle Bob Withee
HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY !!!!!
Diane and Stan Loomis
I have a question that maybe somebody knows the answer. I saw somewhere that in WWII that a Grumman Duck had to set down in the Pacific do to control problems. The crew did not want to lose a good aircraft, so they decided to taxi the plane back to an island to be repaired. They had fuel dropped to them. They had to taxi the plane 500 to 800 miles. The comment was that they probably held the record for the longest taxi. I do not know if this was on PBS or a movie or tv series like Black Sheep Squadron. Is it possible to taxi this far. Was it real or fiction? I talked with a foat plane pilot that said the propeller would not be able to take the constant water spray hitting it. I would like to know if anybody might know about this.
Thank You,
Stan Loomis (Bob Withee’s nephew)