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…
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A Few Close Calls
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…
First Winter as Captain
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…