The 6’3”, 138-pound actor was drafted, then rejected due to his inability to meet the WWII weight requirements. Stewart discussing his flight with other USAF officers.
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A movie star by then, he owned a Stinson 105, which he used to fly home, CA to PA, to visit his parentsquite often. In 1935, Stewart obtained his private pilot license, upgrading it to a commercial license in 1938. But, it wasn’t until he graduated from Princeton University and became an MGM contract player that the actor began to pursue his love of aeronautics. Growing up in Indiana, PA, a small rural town with its own small rural grass trip airport, young Jimmy Stewart took a keen interest in aviation. James Maitland Stewart didn’t always aspire to be a successful actor.
Why was 58 year old Jimmy Stewart even in Vietnam and on that flight ? Jimmy Stewart on set and reading-what else?-an aviation magazine. Immediately, Amos ordered the the flaps pulled out and up, declaring a major emergency. Jimmy Stewart was their secret passenger on that flight! Yup, that Jimmy Stewart. David Truby, PhD as it appeared in the FLIGHT JOURNAL magazine. There’s nothing worse than being responsible for the wreck of your bomber back on home base, the damage to your crew, and, oh, yeah…. for the death of a internationally famous decorated American war hero and a Hollywood legend….their very highly classified passenger. Lee Myers, exclaim nervously, “The flaps are splitting!” Amos’s heart dropped. So, this time should be no different, right? However, when Capt. The crew had done so dozens of times without incident. A B-52 back from a highly classified Arc Lite bombing run over Vietnam was headed in for what was supposed to be a routine landing. The aircraft flew a classified Arc Light bombing mission over Vietnam with Stewart aboard as an official observer. James Stewart (middle) and the crew of the Green-2 B-52 on February 20, 1966. JIMMY STEWART FLEW IN VIETNAM? WHAT MOVIE WAS THAT !!īrig.
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