Hajo Bug all put into words what I've been thinking this whole time. I'm out to have fun and try to experience some of the history that happened at the time. That being said I'm probably flying a P-39 in this event to I'm going to die anyway. But I'm going to have fun with my squad while doing it.
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Keep in mind the 350th FG 39 skin is for this bird named for his sister.
Flown by our old Airwarrior buddy, the late Earl "Dutch" Miller
Earl in a 350th 39
Earl flew Airwarrior with us and used to laugh at us trying to talk about realism etc. He knew it was a game and he approached it as such. His favorite past time was trying to torpedo carriers in an Avenger. Keep in mind this is a guy who earned a Silver Star and DFC flying ground attack in 39s and Jugs over the MTO and up the boot of Italy. He tolerated us well and many of us were lucky to get to meet him and call him a friend. Scenarios were and are the avenue I've found to try and imagine what it was like for guys like Earl and the other vets I've met over the years. The first time the 350th was in a scenario was in Airwarrior flying that lead sled of a Jug the game had. Folks lined up to fly with Earl as we'd talked him into flying in a 350th Jug. I flew cover in Spit Vs for that one as the line for Jugs was too long. He laughed, discoed a couple times and augered. But it was huge fun pretending we knew what his war was like.
Earl Postwar next to his 51. He flew into the Vietnam era finishing up in Skyraiders as an advisor to South Vietnamese pilot. 250 combat missions in WW2 and the same amount in Vietnam dropping Iron bombs.
If for no other reason than Earl, I can never get myself to care about points or who wins or loses a scenario as long as the history is there that allows me to pretend I have a clue on that world of his.
