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Remembering WWII - Pioneering pilot roles for women Play Video
October 8, 2012 10:19 PM
Millicent Peterson Young remembers the first time she saw an airplane; it was when a man flew in to visit her neighbors in the late-1920s. She was six. The man landed in Young's family pasture, and she ran over to see it. "The man says, 'little girl don't touch... more » -
Remembering WWII - Frank Macon's passion to become a pilot Play Video
October 1, 2012 9:11 PM
"I just always wanted to fly airplanes," says Frank Macon, a Tuskegee Airman. "Any airplane would go over and I was out looking at it." That was growing up for Macon in Colorado Springs in the 20s and 30s. He lived on Pine Street with his two aunts; around... more » -
Remembering WWII - Col. Bill Beck's lifetime love of aviation Play Video
September 24, 2012 3:51 PM
Colorado Springs will soon be home to a brand new national World War II aviation museum. The grand opening is October 13th; it's located at 765 Aviation Way, backing right up to the runways at the Colorado Springs Airport. The museum focuses on not only the planes that helped... more » -
Remembering WWII - local pilot Frank Royal remembers watching air power grow Play Video
September 24, 2012 3:19 PM
Colorado Springs will soon be home to a brand new national World War II aviation museum. The grand opening is October 13th; it's located at 765 Aviation Way, backing right up to the runways at the Colorado Springs Airport. The museum focuses on not only the planes that helped... more » -
National aircraft museum planned for Colorado Springs
December 7, 2010 4:17 PM
On this the 69th anniversary of the attack at Pearl Harbor, there is an effort underway in Colorado Springs to honor and recognize the history of the men and women who designed built and flew America's planes during World War II by building a museum. The National Museum of... more »
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