A Soldier's Burial by George S. Patton

In article , Larry Dighera wrote:

How did the book characterize the circumstances surrounding the
_cause_ of the injuries that resulted in Patton's death? It's sort of
ironic that such a successful US general should die as the result of a
broken neck suffered in an auto accident that occurred _after_ VE day.

It didn't say much of anything about it--just that it happened. It did
mention that he typically had his driver speed.

Mike Beede

yeah, kinda like Gagarin, who crashed on an Aeroflot flight

/Morten

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In article , Larry Dighera
wrote:

How did the book characterize the circumstances surrounding the
_cause_ of the injuries that resulted in Patton's death? It's sort of
ironic that such a successful US general should die as the result of a
broken neck suffered in an auto accident that occurred _after_ VE day.

It didn't say much of anything about it--just that it happened. It did
mention that he typically had his driver speed.

Mike Beede

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"morten lund" writes:

"Mike Beede" wrote in message
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In article , Larry Dighera
wrote:

How did the book characterize the circumstances surrounding the
_cause_ of the injuries that resulted in Patton's death? It's sort of
ironic that such a successful US general should die as the result of a
broken neck suffered in an auto accident that occurred _after_ VE day.

It didn't say much of anything about it--just that it happened. It did
mention that he typically had his driver speed.

yeah, kinda like Gagarin, who crashed on an Aeroflot flight

I didn't know Aeroflot flew MiG-15s. Where do I get a ticket?

Gagarin died during a proficientcy flight, as part of a flight of 2
MiG-15 UTIs. (THe Sedan model). It's indeterminate at this point if
it was CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) or a bird strike.

--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster

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yeah, kinda like Gagarin, who crashed on an Aeroflot flight

I didn't know Aeroflot flew MiG-15s. Where do I get a ticket?

Gagarin died during a proficientcy flight, as part of a flight of 2
MiG-15 UTIs. (THe Sedan model). It's indeterminate at this point if
it was CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) or a bird strike.

Oh; I stand corrected. thanks :-)

/Morten