The remains of a Vietnam War airman were flown home to Dallas Love Field Airport on Thursday by his pilot son — who had waved his father off to battle from that same airport 52 years ago.

Air Force fighter pilot Col. Roy Knight Jr. was shot down May 19, 1967, during a mission in northern Laos, Fox 4 reported.

His body was never recovered because he crashed in hostile territory, and the Air Force declared him dead in 1974.

Earlier this year, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency team investigating crashes in that area of Laos said they found Knight’s remains. DPAA scientists used dental remains to identify the missing war pilot.

When Knight left for war decades ago, the youngest of his three children, Bryan Knight, was only 5 years old.

The father and son said goodbye at Love Field — where Bryan, now a pilot for Southwest Airlines, landed on Thursday when he brought back his dad’s remains.

A large crowd gathered at the airport to welcome Knight’s casket, which was draped in an American flag, according to the outlet.

Knight will be buried with full military honors on Saturday.