On the left is John Colyer flying an aerobatic routine in his cherried out AT-6. The AT stood for advanced trainer. This was the first plane our Army Air Corps training cadets flew with a retractable gear and a constant speed prop. This was the plane in which they first received combat (aerobatic) maneuvering experience. This plane was designated by the US Navy pilots as the SNJ. The Canadians called it the Harvard. All the same. In the photo he is at the bottom of a loop and has just completed a snap roll, the smoke of which is clearly visible. Right in front of all of us! In spite of the wind.
A erobatics in the wind is proof that we're all on this flight together.
Dick
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