Tom Petty - *Learning to Fly* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWmEcig0uO8 Richard Russell had more balls than any of us. He had a courage born out of desperation. A White Circle should be painted on his grave. It's only been 4 years and 18 days, yet Poal seems to have forgotten. We should never forget that kid. The Immelmann Turn: *I always was the reckless kind, to do what I must do I put the danger out of mind, and go on I joined the barnstorm fliers back in 1922 And above those dusty farms, we put a show on. Fly, fly to the western sky Where the fog bank shifts, and the danger lies Why, why would you never learn That you won't come back from the Immelmann Turn? Fly, fly to the red sunrise Where the cloudbanks shift under copper skies Why, why would you never learn That you won't come back from the Immelmann Turn? From aboard a Curtiss Jenny, oh, you see things differently And the farm boys wait for joyrides in the clearing I went out walking on the wing in 1923 And above the engine noise I heard them cheering There never was a one like you Who knew that way to fly But you won't come back from the Immelmann Turn Why, why, why? The frost was on your ailerons, and the wind was in your hair When you went into the climb, I saw you laughing When the engine stalls and you start to spin You won't get out of there And a hush comes on the crowd as you go falling* Here's the actual song by Mr.Stewart if you want to hear it: https://youtu.be/M6a6WPr0Bp8 Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsDlhOV9Ems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeetlqlDzvI Redacted: (Do you think Alaska Air will give me a job? <laughs> Yeah, right, I'm a White guy.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DstWZY_eUOc If this story doesn't tear the heart out of you, you don't have a heart. I salute Richard Russell. God Bless Sky King.