AVG pilot passes.....

[John Beaman]

...This from Matt Collins on Hyperscale:

Peter Wright Sr passed away at age 90 on Fri. Peter was originally born in Portland OR, and lived much of his life outside the Philadelphia area. During W.W.II he flew for the AVG, and after the war went on to start Keystone Helicopters which is one of the primary commercial helicopter industries on the east coast. In the mid 90s Peter helped form the American Helicotper Musuem with the help of many a Boeing employee and retiree. It was through his children and grandchildren that I was able to become involved with the museum, which in the fall will be entering its 11th year. I did not get to spend as much time talking with Peter as I had wanted to, but he was a very gentle and warm man and will be missed very much. Below is a link with a more extensive biography, I just wanted to give a brief overview. I will be attending the services which are this morning.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-04-2007/0004601116&EDATE=