Author Topic: Which state produced the most aces ? (Read 920 times)

Frodo · « **on:** July 21, 2004, 12:01:15 PM »

Was wondering if anyone knew if this had ever been researched?

Here are 3 from Missouri that I can think of...HOFER,ENGLAND,MILLIKAN.

Toss in your own.

Frodo

KIDD HOFER

http://www.fourthfightergroup.com/resource/hofer.html

CAPT. JOHN ENGLAND

http://www.cebudanderson.com/357profilemissiouriarmada.htm

WILLARD MILLIKAN

http://www.fourthfightergroup.com/resource/millikan.html

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2004, 12:13:54 PM »

id say georgia or kentucky.

rod367th · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2004, 12:32:47 PM »

has to be a midwestern state like In.

Zazen13 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2004, 03:34:53 PM »

Not sure which state, but it was a well known fact that people from rural states made the best fighter pilots. The reason being they generally grew up hunting so had learned 'deflection' shooting as part of their culture.

Zazen

Pei · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2004, 07:15:20 PM »

Prussia/Brandenburg?

RTSigma · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2004, 09:24:16 PM »

Remember, its pronounced Missurah, not Missouri

Morpheus · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2004, 09:31:21 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by rod367th
has to be a midwestern state like In.

lol dork!

where are you anyways?

You back from Vaca?

Frodo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2004, 09:46:11 PM »

Yea RTSigma, but we still have to write it as Missouri.

I would guess the rural population in the U.S. was by far the bigger percentage in 1941?

Frodo

Murdr · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2004, 10:05:26 PM »

When my brother joined the army he said "The recruiter promised me I'd spend 3 years in Missouri"
I quickly retorted "No Adam, you misunderstood him. He said 'You'll spend 3 years in misery'"
He ended up in Bosnia btw.

Grimm · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2004, 10:36:15 PM »

I will pick good old Wisconsin.

We produced guys like Bong, Mitchell, Slayton and Dutch Miller.
(not that they are all aces)

Octavius · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2004, 10:46:47 PM »

What city was Bong from? I've been to the Bong Recreational Area... neat place.

[edit]: Found it... on a farm outside of Poplar, WI. cool

LLv34_Camouflage · « **Reply #11 on:** July 22, 2004, 12:54:53 AM »

"State" as in "Nation"? If you look at "the most aces per capita", then the answer is Finland.

Camo

DipStick · « **Reply #12 on:** July 22, 2004, 01:32:17 AM »

The great state of TEXAS where else?

zabe · « **Reply #13 on:** July 22, 2004, 03:37:43 AM »

people wh were raised hunting birds rated the best. they understood leading their target. Didn't really matter what state.

Xargos · « **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2004, 03:52:33 AM »

I read somewhere within the past few months that most US aces of WWI & WWII were from the south. As you may recall that in "The War of Northern Aggression" the south was outnumbered 3 to 1 and the north had much better weapons, yet for every Southerner that died in battle 2 Yankees were killed. Unfortunately I did not get that aiming gene.