Subject: U$ Military Medals meaningless junk ...!
From: (BUFDRVR)
Date: 8/31/03 7:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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Wanna trade places?

Nope, enjoy being a pilot, although the radar nav (bombardier) job is what
it's
all about.

If you're asking me if I want to be a B-26 pilot circa 1943 in Europe , sure,
that's where the "action" was.

If you're asking me to choose between being a B-52 pilot circa 1999 or a B-26
pilot circa 1943, its really an unfair question. I know how much I enjoy
piloting a B-52H circa 1999, but I can only speculate about the B-26 and the
feeling of accomplishment of each sortie in 1943.

So...bottom line, we can't really trade. So what's your point?


BUFDRVR


You answered my question quite clearly.
We would have welcomed you back then. We could never have too many good pilots
to fly tight, steady, accurate formation for good bomb patterns. I would assume
your B-52 time would make you well qualified to fly Norden runs. Besides B-26
pilots are well protected by steel armor. It was just the bombardiers that had
only Plexi for protection. One more question, You wouldn't have wanted to be a
Bombardier back then would you?.
(grin).

Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer