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Those Magnificent, But Deadly, Flying Machines Of Wwii (G413)

G – History

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Dover (Wyoming Church) | February 6, 2025-April 17, 2025

Thursday: 2:30 PM-3:45 PM

This course scans the sequence of events of WWII, the most destructive war in human history. It covers both the European and Pacific theaters. Emphasis is on show-and-tell; storytelling through videos; and an extensive library of books, props and models of WWII aircraft, with 197 of them individually hand built and painted by the instructor himself. If you are interested in “flying in” to take this class, you can find out “Why Billy Mitchell was right.”

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This offering meets for a total of 10 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Douglass Miller

MILLER, DOUGLASS–Taught 5th grade science and social studies at Caesar Rodney School District. Also taught classes for OLLI, centering on history and science. A 20 year veteran of the USAF Reserves and Civil Service; taught reservists aircraft radio and navigation systems. Hobbies include history, aviation, building model airplanes and more.

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