Joe has developed and maintained a number of important friendships over the years. One of them, Bill Allen, had some especially kind words to share about Joe with his circle of friends that he was thoughtful enough to send along to me and grant permission for me to publish here… To my friends and friends…
Category Archives: Aviation History
News Story Making the Rounds
In attempting to locate the second news story that ran at 6pm on KOMO, we’ve discovered that at least one other ABC affiliate picked it up to air over the weekend. Courtesy of KVUE in Austin, Texas, you can now hear Joe’s story about having to repair a landing gear hydraulics system in-flight and how…
Just Don’t Let It Go To Your Head!
Birthday boy, Joe Kimm, spent a pretty busy day today. Yes, he had dinner with his kids and everyone had a wonderful time but earlier he spent a good deal of time doing interviews, which I suspect was every bit as much fun for him as spending time with family. First, Patti Payne called him…
Joseph E. Kimm – Official Inductee for Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame
One of the by-products of my time with Joe last summer has been to be a resource for Jim Anderson who has had a huge passion for seeing my grandfather nominated for consideration as an inductee into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame. Last fall, Jim put together an amazing booklet full of biographical information…
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…
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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