Author Topic: I just heard the funniest thing...read it! (Read 338 times)

Matt1221b · « **on:** October 22, 2002, 02:50:33 PM »

hey i just heard the funniest thing. is not a good thing i feel bad for the guy but its human nature to laugh...

well my grandpa told me this story that they were in the RAF and were flying some hurricans at a high altitude... they got some fighters a couple of 109s and they got a little damage, about halfway throught the dogfight my grandpas friends plane got hit and the oils started a fire....well he had to eject right then and there....and my grandpa finish with the last 109 there were only about 2 or 3 against 2 hurricans on a routine flight....my grandpa later found out that the guy died of starvation from waiting so long while he went to the ground...he was so afraid of jumping out of a plane that he had to pull his chute cause we was wicked scared... so ya i thought it was funny but i do feel bad for the guy

OIO · « **Reply #1 on:** October 22, 2002, 02:57:11 PM »

The human body can go without food for 70 days, without water for 3 days.

You telling me he opened his chute SO high it took him more than 3 days to fall?

Sorry, I dont believe it.

Thrawn · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2002, 03:00:46 PM »

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Originally posted by OIO
The human body can go without food for 70 days, without water for 3 days.

You telling me he opened his chute SO high it took him more than 3 days to fall?

Sorry, I dont believe it.

Well maybe it was really really really windy?

Matt1221b · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2002, 03:02:03 PM »

what does that have to do with it

Modas · « **Reply #4 on:** October 22, 2002, 03:10:47 PM »

sorry dude, I read that paragraph three times and I still don't have a clue what you're talking about.

Your grandpa's friend DIED from starvation after he bailed from his plane? How???

Gloves · « **Reply #5 on:** October 22, 2002, 03:14:01 PM »

My guess is oxygen starvation. Yeah, suffocation is a real funny thing.

Matt1221b · « **Reply #6 on:** October 22, 2002, 05:40:28 PM »

ya he probably did die from oxygen starvation but my grandpa wasnt really sure but when the doctors told him what he died from they said dehidration so i dunno:confused:

OIO · « **Reply #7 on:** October 22, 2002, 06:07:09 PM »

ahhh.. o2 starvation. Didnt think of that one. Possible, but heck, how high could a spitfire get in those days anyway? Even a chute can fall mighty fast.

Matt1221b · « **Reply #8 on:** October 22, 2002, 06:08:14 PM »

it was about bomber high they were intercepting 2 he 111s that were straggaling after the short bomb run

rogwar · « **Reply #9 on:** October 22, 2002, 07:34:33 PM »

Hey guys chill a bit. This is just one of those stories your grandpa tells you and you enjoy every minute. You generally don't start challenging your granddaddy over technical details and wording.

This person was just sharing a memorable story from his grandpa. He enjoyed it and thought he would pass it along to the AH community.

If you know how war stories are, particularly the "funny" ones, they may get modified along the way and over time.

Thanks for the story!

Slash27 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 23, 2002, 02:37:14 AM »

Thanks for sharing Matt.

btw OIO he said it was a Hurricane not a Spit. with such attention to detail i figure you must work for the media:D (j/k)

oboe · « **Reply #11 on:** October 23, 2002, 06:16:26 AM »

I must be missing something.

I don't find anything funny in the death of your grandfather's friend and wingman.

Hawklore · « **Reply #12 on:** October 23, 2002, 08:38:34 AM »

Thanks for the Story

I dont know why but I perfectly understood the situation unlike others

GScholz · « **Reply #13 on:** October 23, 2002, 09:04:45 AM »

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Originally posted by oboe
I must be missing something.

I don't find anything funny in the death of your grandfather's friend and wingman.

I must say I agree. The 111's usually operated between 10k and 20k. The guy prolly froze to death if he deployed his chute at that alt.

ccvi · « **Reply #14 on:** October 23, 2002, 12:03:31 PM »

All depends on how long after touchdown he was found...