Joe did not much feel like recording an interview today but we visited anyway and he shared a couple more stories that some have heard or read before but were again new to me. He keeps saying he’s told me everything, but I know better. You can’t live as long as Joe has without collecting…
Monthly Archives: September 2010
What a Handsome Fella!
While I work on continuing to process several months of video interviews, here is a treat to enjoy while waiting. Joe’s daughter, Barbara, unearthed this photograph taken of of Joe Kimm while a captain for Northwest Airlines. We think he’s handsome at every age! Former son-in-law, Clint Viebrock (my father) is at this moment making…
Fuel Line Icing – Near Ditching at Sea
Joe has had a great many experiences in his life, including a handful that were life-threatening. Although our family has heard a few of his “lucky to be alive” stories before now, this story about nearly ditching a Lockheed L1049G Super Constellation (Super Connie) with fuel injected engines was a new one to me when…
99 Years and Counting!
It may seem odd to some to be starting a blog at age 99 but when you’ve lived that long, there are lots of stories to tell, especially since Joe has had a wide range of experiences throughout his long life and has remained active throughout much of the time since his mandatory retirement from…
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