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Max McMillan, a pilot born in 1936, just ended a 40-year aviation career that took him from Cold War bomber missions to the golden age of commercial flying. Starting with a tin airplane as a kid, he joined the Air Force at 20, commanded a B-52 by 27, and later flew celebrities like Elvis and Lady Bird Johnson for American Airlines. He witnessed air travel evolve from luxury to accessibility, logged 19,001 flight hours, and retired in 1996 with a water cannon salute—living by his father’s motto: do things right. His story is aviation history in motion. Support the show:Get a discount at…
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