Friday, May 31, 2013

Who is John Rud?

So who is John Rud, and what's the significance of the capitol logo on the side of the plane?

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  1. Perhaps the aircraft was based at Bolling Field?

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  2. Could be this person - just a guess after looking thru ancestry.com:

    Name: John Rud
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 27 Jun 1906
    Death Date: 19 Aug 1977
    SSN: 466425090
    Branch 1: AF
    Enlistment Date 1: 7 Mar 1929
    Release Date 1: 30 Apr 1953

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  3. 42N, You are good!!!!! The logo on the plane looks much like other logos I've seen for Bolling Field, so I'm guessing that's the significance of it.

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