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Stuart Newman makes final B-17G bombing run

Stuart Newman with his son, grandson and B-17G bomber

Stuart Newman, JM 1946, "flew his 36th and possibly final mission Saturday aboard his beloved B-17G Bomber-nicknamed the 'Flying Fortress,' the hulking machine gun-laden aircraft widely considered a key to victory over Germany," according to a Feb. 17th story by Charles Rabin in The Miami Herald.

The College Alumnus of Distinction, who owns the Stuart Newman & Associates public relations firm in Miami, was accompanied by his son, Andy Newman, ADV 1977, and grandson, Alan. Andy had arranged the surprise excursion (for $350) from the Weeks Air Museum at Kendall-Tamiami Airport.

In World War II, Stuart was a first lieutenant and navigator in the Air Force and flew 35 combat missions out of England in 1944 and 1945.

On one mission, his plane was forced to land in a farmer’s field in Belgium, where they were rescued.

Rabin quoted him as saying, "The war had a purpose. You felt immortal. This brings back some marvelous memories."