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The Reason for B-17 'Texas Raiders' One-Wheel Tribute!


By Kevin “K5” Michels, edited by Stephen Chapis
Texas Raiders, Kevin “K5” Michels recently submitted another excellent article that detailed the history behind the famous one-wheel pass performed by 
Texas Raiders at air shows across the country.
Donning his distinctive flat-brim straw hat, an otherwise non-descript elderly man would leave his home for a daily 5-mile walk, telling his beloved wife that he was “going out to chase girls”.  He would return four hours later.  Not because he was slow, but because the gregarious extrovert socialized with literally everyone along the way.  Known to all as “the Colonel”, he was a pillar of society in this seaside community of San Clemente, California. ....

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