{"id":265,"date":"2019-11-06T19:26:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T19:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=hall_of_fame&#038;p=265"},"modified":"2019-12-30T11:32:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T18:32:21","slug":"donald-c-downie","status":"publish","type":"hall_of_fame","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/hall-of-fame\/donald-c-downie\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald C. Downie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Donald C. Downie<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame<\/strong><br \/><strong><em><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Enshrined 2006<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A full-time writer and photographer in the aviation field since before WWII, Donald Downie was one of the most senior writers in the business. 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