"Ryan Interwar Aircraft." Topic
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| King Cobra | 06 Oct 2012 1:50 p.m. PST |
And he did go on to fly in the PTO.
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| freerangeegg | 06 Oct 2012 3:10 p.m. PST |
Was he charging extra for your suitcase back then too? |
| Ed Mohrmann | 06 Oct 2012 3:58 p.m. PST |
Well, he *did* fly in the PTO, but it was *not*
authorized that he engage in combat *and* shoot-down
an EAC (a Babs, if memory serves me). He was supposed to be teaching young P-38 pilots how
to get the max range out of their fuel. |
| King Cobra | 11 Oct 2012 1:36 p.m. PST |
Ed,
At the time, the nation of Japan was at war with the United States. I don't believe an enemy A/C would have given Charlie a pass if Lindbergh's F4U or P-38 A/C were in the cross-hairs. Flying 50 combat missions over open water, was incredibly brave. WWII created a huge amount of civilian casualties. And civilians contributed to the war effort, on both sides of the conflict. Some interesting reading.
charleslindbergh.com/wwii |
| Ed Mohrmann | 15 Oct 2012 9:12 a.m. PST |
KC, he apparently took off and 'patrolled' in contravention of orders. If he'd followed orders, he would never have come
into anyone's cross-hairs, much less an enemy's
cross-hairs. Please cite your source for his flying 50 combat
missions over open water. I ain't saying he
didn't, just want to know the OFFICIAL source. Thanks. |
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