(Had a discussion about the P-39 today on squad. Below is referenced text)
Give Me Operations
Author unknown, Air Force traditional
CHORUS:
Give me operations way out on some lonely atoll
For I am too young to die; I just want to grow old
Don't give me a P-38; the props, they counter-rotate
She's smattered and smitten from Burma to Britain
Don't give me a P-38
CHORUS
Don't give me a P-39; the engine is mounted behind
She'll tumble and roll, and she'll bore a deep hole
Don't give me a P-39
CHORUS
Don't give me a Peter-four-oh; it's a hell of an airplane, I know
A ground-looping *******, you're bound to get plastered
Don't give me a Peter-four-oh
CHORUS
Don't give me an old Thunderbolt; she gave many pilots a jolt
It looks like a jug, and it flies like a tug
Don't give me an old Thunderbolt
CHORUS
Don't give me a P-51; the airplane that's second to none
She'll loop, roll and spin, but she'll auger you in
Don't give me a P-51
CHORUS
Don't give me an F-82; that monster from out of the blue
You won't understand just who's in command
Don't give me an F-82
CHORUS
Don't five me an old Shooting Star; she goes, but not very far
She'll rumble and spout, and will surely flame out
Don't give me an old Shooting Star
