by Brent Peterson | Nov 14, 2016 | Honoring, Spitfire, Videos
John Wilkinson was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot during WWII. He flew the famous Spitfire and, by all account, achieved the mythic status of “Ace.” Thanks to John Mollison for putting together this amazing story, preserving this history, and allowing us...
by Brent Peterson | Sep 26, 2016 | Honoring, Spitfire, Videos
Barry honored us with a visit again at Northern Neighbors Day to watch our Spitfire fly. Before the flight, he was kind enough to share some more stories of his experiences in the...
by Moose Peterson | Jun 28, 2016 | Honoring, Spitfire, Videos
Wm Barry Needham, in 1941 this spry 21yr old Canadian found himself in England flying a Spitfire MkV in the RCAF. On 7 July, 1944, he was shot down by flak and became a prisoner of war (liberated 40days later by Patton’s 3rd Army). In between he sung E-boats, shot...