BeechTalk - BT - p-51 pilot, one day in the life of

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Feb 2013, 22:30

The following is a good read.

http://www.historynet.com/p-51-pilot-a- ... e-life.htm

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 00:20

Yes it is. Thanks for sharing.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 01:11

This is a very interesting account...he makes you feel like you are in the fray with him!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 01:17

Very poignant. A good read and a good reminder.

Robert

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 01:39

Thanks for posting, important to remember.

KC

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 01:48

It amazes me how young those guys were and what they did.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 02:29

That was a very nice read thank you for sharing that. :cheers:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 09:05

Truly the greatest generation.

Thank god for them.

Mike

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 10:15

I am always amazed at how staggering the odds against survival were, and they knew it, and yet they got up every day and went at it.

Can you imagine today's average teenager's response (current military members obviously excepted)

Commander: "Okay, men, there's a wave of Chinese bombers heading our way, we're going to intercept them"

Draftee: "Dude, whatevs, that's insane, besides we'll miss the Kardashians and I can't get wifi up there to tweet "

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 11:15

Username Protected wrote:

I am always amazed at how staggering the odds against survival were, and they knew it, and yet they got up every day and went at it.

Can you imagine today's average teenager's response (current military members obviously excepted)

Commander: "Okay, men, there's a wave of Chinese bombers heading our way, we're going to intercept them"

Draftee: "Dude, whatevs, that's insane, besides we'll miss the Kardashians and I can't get wifi up there to tweet "

Dude,
That comment couldn't be farther from the truth, and is in very poor taste.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 14:12

What a great article. Certainly makes you feel like you're right there. We tend to think of all the glitz and glamour of being a fighter pilot but forget the sheer terror that went along with it as well. These guys won't be with us much longer, so take the time to talk as many and you can now and thank them...

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 14:39

A great read! And to think he was flying the P51 in combat at 5ft 6in and 125 lbs.

These were great men and women. I just keep thinking of how much this country lost in human capital through that damn war. A lot of positive things happened for us because of WWII, but we paid for it dearly!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 15:37

He mentions the change from defense to offense when Doolittle took over. That was a contentious change; the bomber pilots were strongly against but of course the fighter pilots were eager to take on the Germans in an offensive role.

I believe the statistics did show that the change actually reduced the number of bomber casualties.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 22:10

Bad case of ADD tonight....what's the bottom line to the story?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Feb 2013, 23:49

Username Protected wrote:

Bad case of ADD tonight....what's the bottom line to the story?

Good guys won.