Panel Discussion features three American P-38 Pilots

SEATTLE, July 15, 2011--The latest in a continuing series of American Fighter Ace panel discussions at The Museum of Flight is July 23 at 2 p.m. This panel of World War II veteran pilots includes U.S. Air Force Col. Art Jeffrey, a P-38 Lightning pilot with 14 aerial combat victories; U.S. Air Force Col. Darrell Welch, a P-38 pilot with five aerial combat victories, and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Don Huntsman, a P-38 pilot who flew 41 weather reconnaissance missions during the war to aid bombers to their targets. Huntsman's war missions also include a special flight to Austria with American heiress Doris Duke in a two-seat version of the P-38 fighter aircraft.

This American Fighter Ace panel discussion will provide rare, first-person accounts of combat flying over 65 years ago. The panelists will field audience questions following the program. The presentation is free with admission to the Museum.

For information about the Museum's P-38 Lightning:
http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/lockheed-p-38l-lightning

For information about Doris Duke:
http://www.ddcf.org/About-Us/-/Doris-Duke/

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