On Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at 12:34:42 PM UTC-8, Bob Youngblood wrote:
On Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at 12:58:31 PM UTC-5, Rich Owen wrote:
Martin, funny thing is, you are a Naval Officer first and an aviator second. During my years in the Navy I was qualified to command a nuclear powered aircraft carrier while the Captain was off the bridge. We also learned how to get the carrier from sea to the head of the pier. A harbor pilot moved to along the pier. We also were trained to rendezvous with another ship, pull along side (180 feet apart) and receive stores and jet fuel, and safely move apart. Ship handling is as a complex task as flying an aircraft. That is why Naval Aviators have wings made of gold and the Air Force have wings made of pewter. 😀

Very pompous remarks, wish my brother was alive today to comment on behalf of the USAF. If my memory serves me correct there were 320 plus POW'S from USAF in Vietman, the Navy had 143 POW'S in that same war, I would say that they all had wings of gold.

I really, really hope no one is so crass to say "They like pilots who weren't captured". All these guys really put their butts on the line because their government asked them. Merry Christmas pilots and aviators alike.