Reunion of singer Roberta Linn and Fighter Pilot’s Daughter After 70 Years at The Palm Springs Air Museum

Trail, Palm Springs, CA 92262

By Desert Star Staff Palm Springs, CA; On Saturday, February 4 at 10 am, the reunion of singer Roberta Linn and Triple ACE Fighter Pilot’s daughter will take place at the Palm Springs Air Museum, located at 745 N. Gene Autry

Roberta Linn met Trish when she was a little girl. They met in Apple Valley on June 6, 1953, where Linn sang for the crowd. Trish’s father, Captain Joseph C. McConnell, rose to national fame between January and May 1953, becoming the all-time highest-scoring jet ace in US History. After a meeting in the White House with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Air Force sent McConnell on a nationwide publicity tour. The people of Apple Valley were so “appreciative” of McConnell’s service to the country that they built him a house in Apple Valley, named it “Appreciation House,” and donated it to him and his family.

Trish McConnell lives and works in Indio. Media can contact her directly at 760-485-0262.

The Palm Springs Air Museum is a living history museum that contains over 75 vintage airframes from the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk (across the spectrum of Military Aviation, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the

F-117 Stealth Fighter inside the new Jim Houston Pavilion,) to significant civilian aircraft like Clay Lacey’s Lear 24. Many of the aircraft are airworthy and fly regularly. The planes are housed inside 91,000 square feet of open hangars and on the tarmac at our ten-acre facility. Additional displays and memorabilia are located throughout the hangars.

The Museum is open daily from 10 am until 5 pm. (Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & February 18, 2023). Kids 12 and under get in free with paid adult admission. Warbird rides are also available. For more info, visit PalmSpringsAirMuseum. org or call 760-778-6262 during business hours.