Godfrey was among the most famous celebrities of his day, and here he readies to taxi in his personal DC-3 at NAS Pensacola. Godfrey, a long-time aviation enthusiast, was given this former Eastern Airlines bird as a gift from his pal, Eastern Airlines boss Eddie Rickenbacker. Godfrey held a reserve commission in the USN and, later, in the USAF.
The Jive Bomber 