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Dan Johnson II
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Gotta share it with your kids.

My oldest, many moons ago in an F4 cockpit
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My youngest a little over a year ago making friends with a Mustang.
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Great images, love to see the kids getting involved.
I previously owned Wirraway A20-652 and whenever I had her out on display and the opportunity allowed, I'd get the parents and kids to climb aboard and have pictures taken. Just my way of helping to breed that interest in warbirds for the future. My oldest grandson loved to sit in the cockpit and ask all sorts of questions, he never stopped talking about it. Sadly, or fortunately I sold the Wirraway to a Museum in Queensland who are am sure will continue to look after her. I sold her to help finance the rebuild of my P-40 project being A29-99 which I hope to have Murray Griffiths team start later this year. And, without any hesitation, I'll have my grandchildren with me each time I visit for progress reports.

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Gary Owen wrote:
Great images, love to see the kids getting involved.
I previously owned Wirraway A20-652 and whenever I had her out on display and the opportunity allowed, I'd get the parents and kids to climb aboard and have pictures taken. Just my way of helping to breed that interest in warbirds for the future. My oldest grandson loved to sit in the cockpit and ask all sorts of questions, he never stopped talking about it. Sadly, or fortunately I sold the Wirraway to a Museum in Queensland who are am sure will continue to look after her. I sold her to help finance the rebuild of my P-40 project being A29-99 which I hope to have Murray Griffiths team start later this year. And, without any hesitation, I'll have my grandchildren with me each time I visit for progress reports.

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very nice!

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The scariest bomb run ever
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I'm sure bombs were being dropped.what total carnage

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I took my boy out to see warbirds early on as well...
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But it didn't really stick...

He is more interested in these two things
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Keep the faith Ztex, sometimes it does stick.

I built my son a Pedal Eagle 20 years ago for Christmas....he thought I was the greatest.

He gave the bottom photo this past Christmas.....I think he's the greatest!

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This thread is chock full of win. Here's my daughter at last year's Military Air Museum WWII Weekend...

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Yes, I love this shot with all my heart. Deal with it. :)

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simply great!

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I love this thread, the Kids kinda keep it real!, here are a few of mine.

This is one of the reasons we do this
my youngest Colin working on the P-2
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Colin logging a little time!
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Helping Bleed the Brakes
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But here is the main reason we do this, to be able to see events like this!!
Lt. William "Bill" Spengler rides in "Buzzin Cuzzin" , "His" Mustang, Chino 2010!Fist time in a Mustang since end of WWII!
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one more, family local ride to airshow in C-45, good times!!
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:D loving this thread!

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he's the little yellow ball walking towards the B-29 tail

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