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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Lincoln veteran found faith in the skies

It's peaceful inside the cockpit of this P-51 Mustang as it hums over southern China's rolling, brown hills. Garbled radio chatter blends with the muted purr of the Rolls-Royce-built engine.

• JUAN PEREZ JR. / For the Lincoln Journal Star
• Feb 28, 2009
• Feb 28, 2009
• 0

Retired Col. Lester Arasmith poses with Barbara Jean, a P-51 Mustang similar to the one he flew in World War II. It is owned by Lincoln resident Harry Barr. (Photo by Andrew Lamberson/Redwire) Andrew Lamberson

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JUAN PEREZ JR. / For the Lincoln Journal Star

It's peaceful inside the cockpit of this P-51 Mustang as it hums over southern China's rolling, brown hills. Garbled radio chatter blends with the muted purr of the Rolls-Royce-built engine. Today, fall is fading into winter, but the sky is clear as a bell.

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