High Desert Hangar World War II fighter pilots Masajiro “Mike” Kawato and Greg “Pappy” Boyington share a moment. (Courtesy photograph) World War II fighter pilots Masajiro “Mike” Kawato and Greg “Pappy” Boyington share a moment. (Courtesy photograph)

The weaving of a tale and a couple of pilots

by Bob Alvis special to Aerotech News Several years ago, I was the recipient of a box of books about...

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By Bob Alvis • March 14, 2025 8:45 am
Aerotech News - Edwards AFB Aviator Charles Lindbergh (third from right) and pioneer aircraft builder Hawley Bowlus (fourth from right) join newsreel and print media photographers for a little party at the restaurant inside the Lebec Hotel after a day of glider flying near the Ridge Route. Aviators on the right, pressmen on the left. (Photograph by George Watson, courtesy of scvhistory.com)
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