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Article: Monroeville war hero's interest in flying took off at early age
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- February 4, 2008
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World War II was nearing its end when Donald P. Coyle arrived in
France. But his first few months of service there with the Army Air
Corps earned him the distinction of being the youngest combat glider
pilot in the war, his family said.
And they were the start of a long career in aviation. Mr. Coyle
was a military pilot until 1965, and he later flew corporate planes,
taught student pilots and owned a small airport in Westmoreland
County.
Donald P. Coyle of Monroeville died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008. He
was 81.
Flying was his passion, starting in childhood.
"He built models of planes, and sometimes he would fly them off
the garage roof and see how they flew," said daughter Colleen Coyle
of ...