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With Nazi troops on the defensive and World War II nearing an end, Army Air Forces pilot John Billings was enlisted for a risky operation organized by the Office of Strategic Services, the wartime precursor to the CIA.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — If he’s not airborne, there’s a good chance you will find 97-year-old John Billings at his home airport in Luray, Vir
by Former WWII bomber pilot and commercial airline pilot, John Billings, in front of his home in Woodstock, Va., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Billings, 97, was a World War II pilot with members of the OSS Society. He continues to fly, working as a volunteer to transport patients in need to specialized medical centers through a program called Angel Flight. (Steve Helber/AP) FALLS CHURCH, Va. — If he's not airborne, there's a good chance you will find 97-year-old John Billings at his home airport in Luray, Virginia. A recent heart attack prevents him, for now, from piloting solo, but he still ...
SunStar WWII pilot still flying at 97 Former WWII bomber pilot and commercial airline pilot, John Billings, talks to a reporter at his home in Woodstock, Va., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Billings, 97, was a World War II pilot with members of the OSS Society. He continues to fly, working as a volunteer to transport patients in need to specialized medical centers through a program called Angel Flight. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Former WWII bomber pilot and commercial airline pilot, John Billings, looks over papers at his home in Woodstock, Va., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Billi...
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — If he's not airborne, there's a good chance you will find 97-year-old John Billings at his home airport in Luray, Virginia.