On this episode of Our American Stories, growing up, Joy Neal Kidney knew her father as an Iowa farmer, a simple, kind man in overalls who drove tractors, tended livestock, and taught his children the value of hard work. But before that, he had lived a very different life. During World War II, Warren Neal commanded large bomber aircraft and prepared to fly combat missions against Japan before the war came to an end.

Years after his passing, Joy climbed aboard a restored B-17 Flying Fortress and sat in the pilot's seat. There, her perception of her father began to change. Joy shares the story of how one afternoon at an airport helped her reconcile Dad the farmer with Dad the young World War II pilot.

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