Col. Roy A. Knight Jr.’s remains landed at Dallas Love Field Airport, the same airfield where he said goodbye to his family more than 50 years ago.
The remains of a U.S. Air Force pilot who died while serving in the Vietnam War were personally flown home by the man’s son — 52 years after the two saw each other for the last time.
Col. Roy A. Knight Jr. was shot down May 19, 1967, as he led an airstrike in northern Laos. He was declared dead in September 1974 after search and rescue efforts had failed.
His remains landed at Dallas Love Field Airport on Thursday afternoon, the same airfield where he said goodbye to his 5-year-old son, Bryan, all those decades ago.
It was Bryan Knight, now a captain with Southwest Airlines, who flew his father home.
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Knight’s return was reportedly announced over the intercom at the airport on Thursday, where travelers and airport employees stopped to observe the fighter pilot’s casket being removed.
A pilot in the #VietnamWar was killed and his remains were recently identified. Today, his son, also a pilot, flew him back to the last place he saw him alive, @DallasLoveField. I’m so honored to have been able to witness this. WELCOME HOME, SIR! 🇺🇸 @SouthwestAir @usairforce pic.twitter.com/SqUiSHXxSv
— Brittney Ramsey (@_brittneyramsey) August 8, 2019
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Incredible moment to watch. The entire airport fell silent. pic.twitter.com/TGp1X736R7
— Jackson Proskow (@JProskowGlobal) August 8, 2019
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The remains of Col. Roy A. Knight, Jr. landed at Dallas Love Field Airport, the same airfield where he said goodbye to his 5-year-old son Bryan more than 50 years ago.
It was Bryan Knight, now a captain with Southwest Airlines, who flew his father home. https://t.co/PF7dT0U8qR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 9, 2019
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