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Flyover at the Alabama-Tulane Game

Saturday my former 'Bama teammate and friend Billy Strickland and my son-in-law Jon Shultz (married to Mary Scott) did the flyover for the Alabama/Tulane game. Billy flew his P-51 and Major Shultz was leading his Wing Cmdr Col Jeff Smiley in the F-16's. They were saluting my admired friend and hero Col. Nimrod 'Mac' McNair, a graduate of the Univ of Alabama. He was shot down flying a P-38 and P-51in WW2 and had a distinguished 30 year flying career ending in the Vietnam war. FYI he flew recon B-47's over the Soviet Union in the 50 and 60's to gain intel on their fighter response, radars, and communications. Also he noted that it was tougher on a visit getting into the Kremlin than it was getting into the Alabama coaches and players locker room area before the game. I am in the navy sport coat beside the band director's stand escorting Col. McNair. It was a great day.
Scott Hunter