He died of emphysema. Isn't that usually the result of smoking cigarettes? I remembered when he smoked but I thought maybe after retirement he would quit. Man, my grandfather died from that and he suffered to his last dying breath. Jackie
Mason said that about 6 months prior to his death he was fortunate enough to talk to him on the phone. At that time Johnny was a bit of a recluse and did not really talk to anyone, much less someone on the phone. He said that according to his conversation with him that Jackie knew from the way he was talking that something was up. The way that he was talking to him was like it was the last time he was going to hear from him. He said that life was good and when Jackie pressed on a little he said again that nothing was wrong.
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1996 Mustang Cobra. Vortech Kompressor installed.
 Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
Adolf Galland
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