tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686476804358206995.post6162524243663642569..comments2024-03-29T02:19:46.302-07:00Comments on Tom Hawthorn's blog: In praise of a fighter jet that kept an eye on the RusskiesTom Hawthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735463921192114357noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686476804358206995.post-80533046831561597412010-08-09T23:39:53.015-07:002010-08-09T23:39:53.015-07:00Thanks so much for your piece.
My dad was one of t...Thanks so much for your piece.<br />My dad was one of the lucky "jet jockeys" who piloted the Sabre. At 80 and feeling the effects of age and a major stroke, he's a shell of his former self and robbed of coherent speech, but even without his ability to remind them, none of us will forget the years he fought the Cold War from the cockpit of that magnificent aircraft. <br /><br />The Sabre pilots meet every two years to reminisce - this year's reunion is in Penticton in September. Though the number of people they still know is dwindling away, my parents will make the trip - my mom pushing my dad in a wheelchair.Mary Meldrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749705358747580010noreply@blogger.com