I wrote way back at the beginning, almost a year ago, about how I got interested in aviation. It pretty much started with a fondness for the P38 Lightning, which led me to discover Flight Journal Magazine, and from there, development of my interest in WWII in general.

I’ve recently been reading Stephen Ambrose’ fascinating book on the D-Day invasion. I’ve been finding it difficult to put down. Ambrose was also a historical consultant on one of my favorite war movies, Saving Private Ryan, and he wrote the story about E Company of the 101st airborne, “Band of Brothers,” made into an awesome miniseries for HBO by Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg (who are working on a Pacific Theater version).

I’ve just bought several more of his books, including “Band of Brothers” and “Citizen Soldiers”. I also discovered the Osprey set of WWII Campaign books and ordered a bunch to supplement what I already have. Not sure why, entirely, other than I’m completely caught up in the strategy and drama of it at this point.

Also looking forward to seeing Glacier Girl, the P38 resurrected from the ice in Greenland, at the 2005 Airventure in a few weeks. I promise lots of pictures!

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