Destiny
Wreckage of the plane crash Lou miraculously survived.
Lou back in the Cockpit of a Corsair, in Okinawa 1944.
The Coconut Grove, where Lou and Al met in 1947.
A C-46, such as the one Lou bought in 1948
Burbank airport in 1948
Lou and his buddies were hunted by the FBI, who were carefully building a case
Meyer Lansky's people helped hide the planes from the FBI
Jan Murray, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin on stage at the Copacabana in New York, 1948
There was always something good at the Copa
Truman recognizes Israel eleven minutes after the state is declared on May 14, 1948
On May 15, the Arabs began full-scale assault on the new country
The story continues (link).
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