Georgia WWII fighter pilot turns 100, takes to the air again

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ATLANTA — A World War II pilot from Georgia celebrated his 100th birthday in style, taking to the air again in aPaul Crawford, who lives in Buckhead, went out on Tuesday with four pilots taking off in Mustangs from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. Crawford flew with pilot Bob Bull in the"E Pluribus Unum," according to an account of the event provided by Moreno Aguiari with the Inspire Aviation Foundation.

Inspire Aviation and the Liberty Foundation partnered to put on the event, where Crawford was joined by his son-in-law, friends and members of the foundations. “I knew that I was going to be drafted so I went to Atlanta to talk with the Army Air Corps and the Navy about flying,” Crawford said. ”The Navy said they would accept me for flight training but wanted me to go right then to their Great Lakes training center. The Air Corps told me they would accept me, but to go on back to college and they would notify me when to report.”

He was ultimately assigned to the 311th Fighter Group, 529th Fighter Squadron protecting B-29 bases in China. With just 60 hours of flight time under his belt, he transferred to a combat zone and, on his 29th flight, was shot down during a mission. He was picked up by Chinese Communist guerillas, who at the time were fighting the occupying Imperial Japanese Army, and endured a 200-mile trek evading the Japanese forces. Eventually he made his way to an airstrip where the U.S.

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