F77 was in a horrible motorcycle accident two years ago.
His mother kept us up to date on his condition, and it was looking quite bad for a long time.
He was in a coma for a month, and then awake but not very responsive for another month.
We fellow Aces High pilots feared he was a goner.
But, miraculously, he gained alertness over time and was eventually able to communicate with us.
He has been a bomber pilot in past scenarios, and I saw him in one frame about a year ago, but I haven't seen him around since then.
Then, last Saturday, I saw him show up in frame 2 of Pantelleria!
I was so happy to see him. He popped in just to see things and then left before flying started.
F77, if you are out there, please feel free to join me anytime in any scenario. You can fly with me and be my gunner whether you feel like gunning or not -- no problem. I can still gun with another gunner in my plane, and I would be *very* happy to have you in my plane with me.
Any time, my friend. <S>!