Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Les Seymour of Fallbrook, kneeling at right, poses with fellow experimental aircraft pilots Wayne Flemington of Winchester, seated in plane, and Dillard
A pair of experimental aircraft pilots recently etched their mark in local aviation history when they crisscrossed the country in a 7,300-mile journey that took 4½ weeks to complete.
The roundabout route taken by Les Seymour of Fallbrook and Wayne Flemington of Winchester led the duo to an international air show, over the Rocky Mountains and above Yellowstone National Park. It took them over Chesapeake Bay, around the Statue of Liberty twice, and above the spiny skeleton of the George Washington Bridge.
The trip also tested the mettle of the two men. Seymour was 73 when the journey unfolded. F...
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