Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in
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> On 2015-08-19 21:14:59 +0000, Savageduck
> <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> said:
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>> On 2015-08-19 20:48:53 +0000, Charles Lindbergh
>> <spirit@stlouis.invalid> said:
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>>> I found this article to be completely engrossing. Very well written
>>> with many interesting details.
>>>
>>> See attached PDF
>>>
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>> Interesting.
>> I forwarded it to my 92 year old father who had 4 confirmed kills and
>> several unconfirmed destroyed over New Guinea and the Philippines
>> flying P-38J's & L's. He served with the 5th Air Force, 49th Fighter
>> Group, 9th Fighter Squadron. He has a very different take on the
>> P-38, particularly after having moved on from P-40's and P-47's.
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>> Dad:
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> I guess the shot of my father in the P-38L cockpit got lost in the
> Usenet vapor. ;-)
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>> 9th Fighter Squadron Gusap New Guinea, 1944.
It showed up in both posts. Thank you for posting.
And thank your dad for serving!
He must be a big guy. The Lightnings I recall seeing, the
yoke seemed a normal distance away. Here it looks he could
"adjust" himself with the yoke. And he'd want to make sure
those flight goggles are in place when the canopy is down!
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