Author Topic: Thoughts WWII fighter ops by a veteran fighter pilot PT.1 (Read 1499 times)

Engine · « **Reply #15 on:** September 11, 2007, 10:21:01 AM »

Really excellent stuff. Thanks very much, Widewing.

Delirium · « **Reply #16 on:** September 11, 2007, 08:28:30 PM »

Great read! I will likely take a quote for DSG scenario when we start discussing some items in the Allied forum.

Widewing · « **Reply #17 on:** September 11, 2007, 10:53:14 PM »

I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. I made no effort to correct spelling and grammar, leaving it as he wrote it.

Here's Art with his P-38J-15 Lucky Lady and ground crew. Art flew over 300 combat hours in this fighter without a single abort or engine failure. His crew chief was decorated for his efforts, the only P-38 in the 8th AF to complete 300 hours without at least one engine change. Lucky Lady is in the game...

Here's the US Postage stamp depicting Art and Lucky Lady. Art says that they got the anti-glare paint color wrong... It was olive drab, not black.

My regards,

Widewing

JlyRgr · « **Reply #18 on:** September 12, 2007, 04:45:24 PM »

Great read widewing, thanks, and send a hearfelt ~~to Art for me.~~

Gunthr · « **Reply #19 on:** September 12, 2007, 06:46:49 PM »

Good good stuff, thanks

Marshal · « **Reply #20 on:** September 13, 2007, 02:33:49 AM »

Very Very Nice Thanks

Mark Luper · « **Reply #21 on:** September 15, 2007, 10:28:26 PM »

That was all just plain terrific Widewing! I can't thank you enough for giving me a window into what happened in that war.

Mark

Guppy35 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 21, 2007, 06:08:09 PM »

Never thanked you for posting this Widewing. Great stuff

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 24, 2007, 12:44:55 PM »

Part 2 Part 2!!!