Author Topic: Your Aviation Hero(s) (Read 1038 times)

Animal · « **Reply #15 on:** December 08, 2002, 11:56:09 AM »

Saburo Sakai

Dux · « **Reply #16 on:** December 08, 2002, 12:05:01 PM »

I'm surprised (pleasantly) to see the absence of Yeager so far... I'm wondering if other people have gone through a similar "disenchantment" that I have over the years.

Oh yeah... Scott Crossfield and Jimmy Doolittle come to mind for me. But I think the top of my list must go to Igor Sikorsky.

udet · « **Reply #17 on:** December 08, 2002, 12:17:06 PM »

what's wrong with Yeager? I admire him very much, he'd probably be second on my list. He did carry a wounded fellow over the mountains when he escaped from France. That deserves some respect

Slash27 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 08, 2002, 01:01:49 PM »

Charlie Bond

Richard Bong

Claire Chennault

Jimmy Doolittle

Welch and Taylor during the Pearl Harbor raid. Cant remeber their first name off hand.

Too many to list actually.

Fridaddy · « **Reply #19 on:** December 08, 2002, 03:14:05 PM »

MGEN Marion Carl USMC
18.5 Aerial Destroyed
3 Aerial Damaged

Major General Carl retired in June 1973, with 14,000 flying hours. During his distinguished career, he flew 260 different types and models of aircraft. He also flew over 30 different experimental aircraft.

At age 82, Maj. General Marion E. Carl, USMC Retired, was killed instantly by a shotgun blast as he struggled to defend his wife, Edna from an intruder on June 29, 1998. A hero even in death.

His killer, Jessie Fanus, awaits his fate on Death Row at the Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem Ore.

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/mecarl.htm

Tsingis · « **Reply #20 on:** December 08, 2002, 04:03:28 PM »

Lieutenant Jorma Kalevi Sarvanto, FAF, shot down 6 Russian DB-3 bombers in less than 5 minutes on 6th of January 1940 in Fokker D-XXI "FR-97", "white 2" using 500 rounds of ammo - making a worldrecord that remains unbroken.

-ammo- · « **Reply #21 on:** December 08, 2002, 04:10:35 PM »

Bob Johnson. But there are a bunch that I would pick as well. But if only one, its Bob.

bj229r · « **Reply #22 on:** December 08, 2002, 04:38:51 PM »

Ditto on R.S. Johnson--had 28 kills in P47 of nearly ALL 109's and 190's during the time that German's still had good pilots...rotated home before D-day

Kaz · « **Reply #23 on:** December 09, 2002, 01:17:48 AM »

First person I found to be heroic-like in my younger years was Chuck Yeager. Later on it was Pappy Boyington then the Red Baron. BTW first simulation was Chuck Yeager's (name escapes me), Pappy from the tv show Black Sheep Squadron and then the other simulator Red Baron hehee. Right now don't have a favorite, haven't had one for years but I'm looking into their histories now thanks to AH

straffo · « **Reply #24 on:** December 09, 2002, 02:32:55 AM »

Nungesser

dankes · « **Reply #25 on:** December 09, 2002, 06:40:08 AM »

Capt. Petr N. Nesterov
Jr. lt. Lidiya "Lily" Litvyak
Air Chief Marshal Alexander I. Pokryshkin
Maj. Thomas McGuire

seabat · « **Reply #26 on:** December 09, 2002, 09:27:12 AM »

LT. CD Miller, VA-163
nickname, seabat

SLO · « **Reply #27 on:** December 09, 2002, 09:34:21 AM »

Manfred von Richthofen...a.k.a. Red Baron

now who in there right mind would paint his plane red so others can see him better:D

truly a legend of the skies

DarkglamJG52 · « **Reply #28 on:** December 09, 2002, 09:47:10 AM »

1) Heinz Bar: the best overall pilot of WW 2.
2) All the Japanese pilots of WW 2
3) Bartels
many many many more

Jack55 · « **Reply #29 on:** December 09, 2002, 09:58:12 AM »

In addition to many of the previous posters choices:

Boyd D. Wagner

Jack Ilfrey

Tom Blackburn