Patriots - New Four-ship Act Debuts in Salinas

Post by **Lawndart** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:19 pm

With Lt Col. Dean "Wilbur" Wright away fighting the war, the Patriots rally to finish the season. Read the sorty here.

FALCON56 · Post by **FALCON56** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:37 pm

LD,

Wasnt Lt. Col. Wright a solo for the Thunderbirds back in 1999 and 2000 show seasons?

Falcon56

Post by **Lawndart** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:43 pm

Yes! Read more here.

He flew as No. 6 & No. 5 during the '99 and '00 show seasons. The reason the resume says '98-01 is beacuse training season starts the year prior and ones tour ends with training the following year's pilot (his replacement) into a new calendar year.

FALCON56 · Post by **FALCON56** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:54 pm

LD,

Cool thanks.. I remembered his name and callsign from a DVD I bought about the team...

Thanks

Falcon56