By non-poster request: "Foo fighters"

Gatt wrote:
Overheard the telecom guys chatter today about "foo fighters" and how "back
in the day" pilots used to report them all the time, etc.

Not "all the time." So far as I can recall, foo fighters were reported
ONLY by airmen in the ETO (European Theatre of Operations) during allied
bombing raids during WW II.

They were described as "balls of fire" and at first thought to be some
new German defensive weapon. However, I can recall no reports they ever
did any damage to allied aircraft.

vince norris

On Oct 24, 4:34 pm, vincent norris wrote:
Gatt wrote:
Overheard the telecom guys chatter today about "foo fighters" and how "back
in the day" pilots used to report them all the time, etc.

Not "all the time." So far as I can recall, foo fighters were reported
ONLY by airmen in the ETO (European Theatre of Operations) during allied
bombing raids during WW II.

They were described as "balls of fire" and at first thought to be some
new German defensive weapon. However, I can recall no reports they ever
did any damage to allied aircraft.

vince norris

Hmmm, 19 year old pilot. Been up for 16 hours. Been in the air for 8
hours. Its late, its dark and he's afraid of Germans coming out of the
sky. Who wouldn't see things?

-Robert

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:33:11 GMT, "Frank Barchi"
wrote in
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I've shredded many a balloon while towing banners in a cub.
Great fun, dontcha know.

Yeah, until it blankets the combustion air intake or blocks a cooling
air intake.
Just pull the carb heat to bypass the air filter

Frank

"Frank Barchi" wrote in message
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:33:11 GMT, "Frank Barchi"
wrote in
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I've shredded many a balloon while towing banners in a cub.
Great fun, dontcha know.

Yeah, until it blankets the combustion air intake or blocks a cooling
air intake.
Just pull the carb heat to bypass the air filter

Frank
The airplanes I flew did not have cowlings.

Frank