1. Fong said doctors during the war were willing to overlook the blindness in one eye so that he could keep flying after his P–47 Thunderbolt crashed in the spring of 1'44.

2. Besides the B–24 Liberator, the American Advances in Aviation stamp set includes. _Beechcraft Bonanza, a private plane featuring a distinctive V tail to reduce weight and drag. _Grumman F6F Hellcat, a World War II workhorse fighter flying from aircraft carriers. _Boeing B–2' Superfortress long–range bomber that served in both World War II and Korea. _Northrop YB–4' Flying Wing, a futuristic project in the late 1'40s. _Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat, first operated in 1'36. _Ercoupe 415, designed in the mid–1'30s introducing safe, practical technologies for general aviation. _Republic P–47 Thunderbolt, an immense, fast rugged fighter that saw wide use in World War II. _Lockheed P–80 Shooting Star, the first operational U.S. jet fighter. _Boeing 247, the first modern commercial airliner. ___ On the Net÷ U.S.