SYV Airport

02/26/2026

12/07/2025

12/05/2025

12/04/2025

Thank you, Riaza Giorgi, for the excellent interviews and articles on Jim Kunkle, Sr. “Kunkle is not only a fixture of the Santa Ynez Valley community, but he’s also a beloved figure in Normandy. The community even named a street in his honor when he visited in 2018… Kunkle was responsible for protecting the ground troops just after D-Day. He was assigned to the 9th Air Force and in charge of attacking anything that moved, cutting off supplies to enemy forces, he said."

At 96 years old, Jim Kunkle continues to pass his pilot’s exams with flying colors.

08/07/2025

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