Showing posts with label Wheelus AFB. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wheelus AFB. Show all posts

Monday, August 22, 2011

East Beach at Wheelus AFB, Tripoli, Libya 1959





As I have mentioned previously, I lived in Tripoli, Libya as a child (1959-62) at Wheelus AFB. This is a photo, that I came across on Google, of the beach that I used to swim at. Also, I would "run" along the cliffs. What a wonderful photo to come across, especially with all that is going on in Tripoli currently.


Ah, the memories!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

"Lady Be Good" stained glass window










"Lady Be Good" stained glass window. Now resides at the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio.








This window was designed and installed at the Chapel at Wheelus AFB, Tripoli, Libya after the plane, by the same name, had been found in the Libyan desert in the late 1950's.








My late father was instrumental in the design of the window. He realized that being "guests" of the country of Libya (at that time King Idrus was in power) it would be highly insensitive to design the window with too much religious overtone, so at his suggestion the "rainbow" from the Old Testament was inverted.








When Wheelus AFB was closed in the late 1960's, the window was taken intact from the Chapel and transported to the US.






It is a beautiful piece of art.






Some day I hope to get to Ohio to see it in all its glory. Maybe, you, too, might take a trip and view it.






The story of the "Lady Be Good" is quite interesting, you might want to look it up and read about it..........