{"id":63,"date":"2013-09-10T15:46:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T20:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/1970classnews\/?p=63"},"modified":"2015-05-21T09:32:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T14:32:09","slug":"david-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/1970classnews\/2013\/09\/10\/david-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"David Wilson ’70 Works with new Titans at Prarie Aviation Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wanted to forward several pictures I took this morning at the Prairie Aviation Museum.\u00a0 The group of six freshmen students did a great job helping to clean the displays inside the museum.\u00a0 We were able to save about 30 minutes to spend at the A-4 Skyhawk for some ‘show and tell’ time.<\/p>\n

I am a 1970 Wesleyan alum and flew the A-4M Skyhawk during 1972 and 1973 with the Marines. Having the same type aircraft as part of our museum air park is a dream come true for me.\u00a0 As you can see on the aircraft, I am honored to have my name and ‘call sign’ on side of the cockpit.
\nThe boys each got to wear my helmet (issued to me 43 years ago in 1970 when I started flight training in Pensacola, FL.\u00a0 It is painted in the colors of VMA-331 ‘Bumblebees’, my former A-4 squadron.<\/p>\n

We have open cockpit days once a month (third Saturday) from May to September.\u00a0 I think the Wesleyan group enjoyed their time at the museum today.\u00a0 Hopefully, they will come back to visit and bring some of their friends.<\/p>\n

Barbara and I hosted two freshmen international students last Sunday evening for dinner in our home.\u00a0 One of them (Junru Zhao) was in the work crew this morning at the museum.\u00a0 She is a young lady who will be double majoring in math and economics.\u00a0 The other young lady in the group this morning was Haley Lower, niece of Bloomington councilman, Kevin Lower.<\/p>\n

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