WEBVTT 00:02.490 --> 00:05.329 From September 21st to the 22nd . The 00:05.340 --> 00:08.079 155 air fuel wing showcased their KC 00:08.090 --> 00:10.779 135 strato tanker with the heritage 00:10.789 --> 00:12.909 paint scheme at the central coast Air 00:12.920 --> 00:15.470 Fest held at the Santa Maria airport . 00:15.750 --> 00:17.472 The weekend had a very special 00:17.472 --> 00:20.530 highlight . 101 year old James Conkle , 00:20.760 --> 00:23.200 a world war I I pilot who was a guest 00:23.209 --> 00:25.639 of honor at the Air Fest . The KC 130 00:25.649 --> 00:27.969 fives heritage paint scheme was modeled 00:27.979 --> 00:30.809 after the markings on Kel's own P 38 00:30.819 --> 00:33.150 Lightning . Kel was part of the four 00:33.159 --> 00:35.250 first fighter squadron which later 00:35.259 --> 00:37.770 changed into the 173 air fueling 00:37.779 --> 00:40.169 squadron , part of the 1 55th 00:40.180 --> 00:43.130 operations group . Kel explains what 00:43.139 --> 00:45.720 the plane represented to him on the 00:45.729 --> 00:49.500 last one of the that flew at that 00:49.509 --> 00:53.020 time that flew off of uh a one in the 00:53.029 --> 00:56.779 40 1st and they're all gone . 00:57.310 --> 01:00.569 So your airplane really 01:00.580 --> 01:02.840 represents the poor , oh , first to me 01:02.849 --> 01:06.589 and all my friends and uh for 01:06.599 --> 01:09.220 whatever the reason I'm still here . 01:09.610 --> 01:12.339 But uh it represents all those 01:12.349 --> 01:15.790 youngsters that I saw Griff and they 01:15.800 --> 01:19.660 did such a marvelous job . And so , and 01:20.239 --> 01:22.800 and we lost so many of them . So I 01:22.809 --> 01:25.110 would have to tell you it's been 01:25.120 --> 01:28.410 emotional for me . It uh 01:29.519 --> 01:33.309 uh it's a contact that I'm glad we made 01:33.739 --> 01:35.850 the tanker stood as part of the stack 01:35.850 --> 01:38.269 display over the two days as aircraft 01:38.279 --> 01:40.446 from World War Two and modern aircraft 01:40.446 --> 01:42.470 performed together showcasing air 01:42.480 --> 01:45.410 superiority reporting from Santa Maria , 01:45.419 --> 01:47.980 California . I'm staff sergeant 01:47.989 --> 01:48.849 Alexander Schreiner .