A Very Special Fathers Day Gift

Fathers Day weekend for 91-year-old Arnold Cook of Killeen, Texas was even more special this year.    Cook, a retired Air Force pilot who flew more than 10,000 missions during World War II and the Korean War, left home Saturday morning thinking everyone was heading to Fredericksburg.  The real destination, however, was Burnet, Texas, home to the Commemorative Air Force Highland Lakes Squadron and Bluebonnet Belle, a 1944 C-47 Skytrain just like the ones he manned during his service years.   Cook’s family completely surprised him with the gift of a ride on this vintage aircraft, still going strong (like Captain Cook!).   The Austin American-Statesman’s Esther Robards-Forbes wrote a great story for their Sunday edition.   Captain Cook was in heaven.