John Noll Veterans Air Aviator … still a man of adventure all those years later! When John Noll Veterans Air aviator and co-founder turned 70, he was living in Cherry Hill, NJ. Buffy, his daughter, and her family were in Virginia. A major air show was scheduled near them, so Buffy invited her dad down for the event. What John didn’t know was Buffy and Jack, her husband, bought him flying time in a Stearman as a birthday surprise. Buffy’s description of her dad’s response, his reaction, to the flight was awesome. All these years later I’m sure she could still see the look on his face as she told the story. Beyond besides himself! “He was shaking with excitement. Beyond besides himself!” she told me, beaming herself. (Dear Buffy, if you can find a photo of that Stearman day…that would be FAB!) I don’t know the time span of
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