Watched him take off in his P51 Glamorous Glennis and do some rolls . I went out to the windsock to listen to the music of a Merlin engine at take off power . Never got the chance to thank him for his service . I was told I would be fired if I climbed into the plane when it was in the paint shop of Macon Air 1990 . Nobody guarding it during lunch break , so anyone of the flight instructors might have climbed into that tiny fighting space . I would never admit to climbing in like a ten year old boy to that tiny cramped space . The P51 was having the D-day stripes repainted for the new owner from Atlanta. The Respect and Love the entire company had for that Man was Awesome . They would have followed him through the gates of Hell .
The new owner was asked if he felt comfortable letting someone else fly his very expensive plane . The owner replied if Chuck Yeager was not allowed to fly it , who could ? .
Pure Respect .
Thank you for your service