"The numbers tell the whole lesson of June 1. Of the 24 Mustang pilots lost that day, not one went down as a result of enemy action -Mother Nature took them all."

Chilling words to be sure. It would be the worst mission in the history of VII Fighter Command.



God bless those young men.



Their courage was (and still is) unbelievable.

I remember when I was flying up to Alaska for the first time, we saw the northern lights at alt and it was just amazing. I wish I had a camera with us, that is something I never saw again. I think I have a few pictures flying over Mt. McKinley from June 2004.