Al Pike:
Airfield outside Tucson, AZ 1961. Decades later I would be flying at the controls of a B-17.
Al Pike:
This is the aircraft in which I first took flying lessons in the early 1960s. Piper Tri-Pacer PA-22
Al Pike:
With EAA B-17 -Aluminum Overcast- and re-enactor crew. Flew right seat with two P-51s on my wing.
Al Pike:
With the Pond Racer during its inaugural introduction at Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites Mojave Airport, CA.
Al Pike:
With Col Francis -Gabby - Gabreski top American fighter ace in Europe during WW II, and jet fighter ace in Korea.