I was hooked on aviation, made model airplanes, and never thought I would be able to fly myself. It cost too much. But then World War II came along and changed all that.
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My daddy was a World War I pilot, and I just wanted to be able to fly like he did.
I did a little bit of flying in high school, but I've just always been inspired and excited about airplanes.
I read, studied, and learned everything I could find about aviation. It was my greatest desire to become a pilot. I could already picture myself in the cockpit of an airliner or in a military fighter plane. I felt deep in my heart this was my thing!
I learned to fly an airplane, and had my own airplane during the 1960s.
From a very early age, I wanted to fly aeroplanes.
I did want to be a pilot. I wanted to be a military pilot because I liked airplanes. I was interested in modeling airplanes.
When I started flying, I realized how enjoyable it was, and flying became my main focus while engineering went on the back burner.
I always wanted to be a pilot.
I longed to fly. I was paid in flying lessons and, by the time I was 13, I'd logged 100 hours at the controls.
I started flying because I had a fear of it early on. I figured if I learned to fly, I would understand better what was happening and started taking lessons in the late 1950's, once I had made some money on tour.
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