Ken Shaffer, Pilot, Prairie Flyers of Dewitt County
Channel: EMC Photography
Date: 2022-06-17

Waynesville native Ken Shaffer served more than 20 years in the military as a U.S. Air Force pilot and reservist. He later worked as a pilot for UPS haluing cargo from Alaska to Asian. Shaffer speaks about refueling planes mid-air and reporting to duty after 9/11 among many other stories. This is a part of the Prairie Flyers: A Century of Aviation in Dewitt County presentations. Part of the Vespasian Warner Library along with the Dewitt County Museum event for the month of June in Clinton, Illinois.