From the article - "Growing up in Dayton, Ohio, Cole had idolized Doolittle and once rode a bicycle 25 miles to see him fly. Now he was co-piloting a bomber with him.
Met him at an air show a couple years ago. It was strange, the ramp was full of people, all of us looking at aircraft and I came stumbling on a nice C-46 and start taking pics. I look over at a table under the wing and there’s Dick with his fam selling some autographed B-25 prints. I must be seeing things. Dick Cole and not a single person in line. I’m thinking, do these people know who this is??? At any rate, we chit chatted a little bit and one of his family asked if I wanted a pic with him. I’ll never forget it, I kneeled down beside him and out of the corner of my eye I see him slowly reaching out to shake my hand. Just an awesome guy.
