Hello… I wanted to let everyone know that Captain John was admitted to the Hospital yesterday. His kidney function has increasingly been giving him some problems since his last heart attack, and he has fluid building around his heart and lungs. It is a balancing act between keeping his fluid buildup down with medications and […]
Howdy everyone! If you missed seeing Captain John on NBC, here is the link for it… World War II veteran volunteers to pilot life-saving flights (nbcnews.com) Have a great day!
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Check out this Saturday’s edition of NBC’s Nightly News tomorrow and see coverage of Captain John receiving the Presidents Lifetime Achievement Award! I will be posting a link for it after it airs. Hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving!
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On Saturday, November 20th, in our hanger at Luray Caverns Airport, Captain John was presented the “Presidents Lifetime Achievement Award” for his dedicated volunteer service to Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic. Over the past many years, John has completed 462 Angel Flight Missions, transporting, at no cost, those in need to medical appointments, adults and children alike.
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Captain John and I enjoyed some of our weekly “Feet Off the Earth” time yesterday (November 18th) flying around the Massanutten Mountain Range! Tomorrow, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic will be presenting Captain John with the “Presidents Lifetime Volunteer Service Award” in our hanger to honor his dedicated service to Angel Flight… 462 total missions completed!
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Check out this article from the Patriot Ledger (a daily newspaper in Quincy, MA) about Captain John, written by friend Richard Prone. Click on the link below… World War II veteran, Scituate native John Billings still flying at 98 (patriotledger.com)
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A sincere “Thank You” to all of our Veterans for your so important role in protecting all of our freedoms. Let the day never come that we forget how these freedoms are made possible. I am honored today to be able to spend the afternoon with my great friend, Captain John Billings (Decorated Bomber Pilot
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On Friday, November 5th, Captain John was interviewed in Washington DC by “Veterans Chronicles” Veterans Chronicles is an hour-long program that tells the stories of America’s greatest heroes in their own words. Captain John’s interview focused on one of the most daring and successful covert missions of WWII, Operation Greenup, of which he was the
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Our adventure to Albuquerque, New Mexico to attend Captain John’s Bomb Group Reunion is now posted! You can (CLICK HERE) for the entire story and all of our photos. Thank you all each and everyone for following what we do!
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We will be departing home base Luray early tomorrow morning (Monday, Sept 6th) with our destination being Albuquerque, New Mexico! We will be attending Captain Johns WWII Bomb Group Reunion. We will make a fuel stop in Indiana and then on to Kansas where we will spend the first night. We will arrive in Albuquerque
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