December 4, 2012
Vienna resident Richard C. Kirkland in his home aviation museum.
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Brief: A Witness to History
Vienna resident Richard C. Kirkland, an 89-year-old veteran pilot, author and artist, joined the Army after the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941, and flew 103 combat missions in the famous Flying Knights fighter squadron with America’s greatest ace, Major Dick Bong.
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