This thread is about warbirds of all eras.Of course it was time for a dedicated warbird thread, so... from hell to you.COL Philip R AdairCOL Philip R Adair (1920-2017) - Find a Grave...Colonel Philip R. Adair war born in Tuttle, Oklahoma, April 15th 1920. He passed away Saturday, May 13th at the age of 97. He lived in Spotsylvania, Virginia with his wife, Carol Adair, daughter Gale Adair Clem and her husband Steven Clem. He died of complications following a heart attack. As...www.findagrave.comHis story plus many others from the Pacific in WW2 note: last story on the battle of Leyte Gulf is inaccurate. Fails to mention Captain E Evans the primary US Navy defender that set the tone of this battle.