tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post1370462322882808706..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: "Lucky."Dutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-41175273207131859422016-03-08T04:27:32.774-06:002016-03-08T04:27:32.774-06:00I had an uncle who served in a P-38 unit in the 9t...I had an uncle who served in a P-38 unit in the 9th. He was chief armorer for his squadron, which went to France shortly after the break-out and began flying from dirt strips a mile or two behind the fighting line, moving as the infantry advanced. Their job was close air support of ground operations, a role that the 9th Air Force CO, General Elwood Quesada believed in 100 percent. My uncle, on the rare occasions when he talked about it, said it was common that planes returned with moderate to heavy damage from ground fire. He used to say the pilots joked about flying with bayonets on their propeller hubs. the Plinkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-90427485454007467142016-03-07T14:25:48.827-06:002016-03-07T14:25:48.827-06:00It's damned shame he died so young. I don...It's damned shame he died so young. I don't know, but it was probably from smoking. The dumbest people are the ones that continue to smoke cigarettes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-33717626061629160072016-03-07T09:37:52.460-06:002016-03-07T09:37:52.460-06:00Guess he used up his luck :-(
Lung cancer mainly o...Guess he used up his luck :-(<br />Lung cancer mainly occurs in older people. About 2 out of 3 people diagnosed with lung cancer are 65 or older, while less than 2% are younger than 45. The average age at the time of diagnosis is about 70.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-65561493770464703332016-03-07T08:26:59.107-06:002016-03-07T08:26:59.107-06:00What strikes me about this story as well as storie...What strikes me about this story as well as stories about the RAF pilots fighting the Battle of Britain were the ages of the pilots. Lt. Wright was 19 and had already flown 39 combat missions. Many of the Spitfire and Hurricane pilots were 18 and 19 while their squadron leader, the "Old Man", may have been 23-24.<br /><br />Contrast that with today where many 19 year olds barely know how to butter their own bread without mommy's help. Don't even get me started about college students and their cry-bully ways.<br /><br />John Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151468462458613615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-75592609477574375272016-03-05T16:51:55.899-06:002016-03-05T16:51:55.899-06:00"Lucky" LT "Wright died, aged 34, f..."Lucky" LT "Wright died, aged 34, from lung cancer."<br /><br />Lucky Strikes?Ednoreply@blogger.com