In loving memorium.... by AnIronButterfly

DAZ|Studio • Pin-ups • posted on Dec 17, 2008

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Lt. Col. Russell A. Ver Nooy (USAF, ret.) has Gone West on 16 December 2008. He spent 28 years in the Army Air Corps and the US Air Force; flying with the 20th Air Force, 315th Bomb Group, the 53rd Weather Squadron as a hurricane hunter, and the 551st AEW&Con Wing. He then worked for Air New England and Noreast Aviation, ran AARVEE aviation flight school in Hyannis, MA, and was a private corporate pilot. He was an FAA designated flight examiner. My grandad wanted to fly from the time he was a child watching the planes at his local New Jersey airstrip, and spent a lifetime loving the skies. No one knows exactly how many people he taught to love flying, or how many total hours he had, but it doesn't matter now, does it? My granddad loved to fly low ( within FAA regulations, of course! ) so he could enjoy the scenery. He could make a plane dance. He will be sorely missed by many. PS: Hope you like your new wings, Grandpa...and no buzzing the tower!

Comments (9)

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marcopolinski

10:07PM | Wed, 17 December 2008

great collage and pin-up. It captures the era splendidly!

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Waver88

10:12PM | Wed, 17 December 2008

Nice comp and design...well done!!!

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Cimaira

12:25AM | Thu, 18 December 2008

Beautiful composition of images. Excellent tribute to a man who obviously loved to fly. I am sorry for your loss.

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Cisseta

11:19AM | Thu, 18 December 2008

I know he would be tickled by your tribute and would probably give you a salute, hon! Most excellent composition!! Thanks for sharing it with us here!! Hugs!