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Bradford Lang

Bradford Lang is a 757/767 captain for Delta Air Lines with over 21,000 hours of flight time. He has been involved with the Commemorative Air Force’s Red Tail Squadron since 1997, and was a member of the U.S. advanced aerobatic team that competed in the Czech Republic in 1999.

The author at the controls of the Commemorative Air Force’s P-51C.

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