One of the benefits of this adventure is working with people who flew the aircraft in very specific historical events. Recently we’ve talked or coordinated with several people who have incredible stories and colorful aircraft. Some of these folks even had great photos of the aircraft they flew, making our…
One of our first orders when Wall Pilot opened the shopping cart in May of 2019 was for six Air Force aircraft. The customer owns a hanger for his private aircraft and wanted to display all six aircraft from his career as a United States Air Force pilot. In an…
I was asked the other day which Air Force assignment was the most challenging. That’s easy. Standing up the KC-135 Weapons School division. It was the worst four years of my career… and I got fired from my position as second in command of the group. Standing up the KC-135…
Early in the morning of 25 June 1950, the North Korean Army crossed the 38th parallel to reunify with South Korea. Far East Air Force fighter and attack aircraft are forced to leave South Korea when Kim il-Sung’s Army pushes the US and Korean forces into the Pusan Pocket in…
There are some great TOPGUN stories out there where pilots overcome really tremendous odds. Rarely does the public hear about the FLOPGUN stories… when pilots aren’t quite at their movie star best. Even Maverick has bad days. Every pilot knows, there will be a time where their name is up…
Shortly after arriving at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh Saudi Arabia, my crew began flying refueling missions in support of Operation Desert Shield. I did not know my Copilot and Navigator flew Special Air Refueling missions back in the States. Once King Khalid’s leadership knew, my KC-135 crew was…
Wall Pilot staff hears some of the most incredible stories from our customers asking us to create the planes they flew during their careers. Before Thanksgiving 2019 Wall Pilot was contacted by a customer wanting to send his brother in Korea a very special Christmas gift. His brother nicknamed “Spliff”…
