Why We Lost The Vietnam War

If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in the
initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many subsequent
planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had in
metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet planes
far safer, and saved many lives.


Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War????


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

ArtKramr wrote:

If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in the
initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many subsequent
planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had in
metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet planes
far safer, and saved many lives.



Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War????

If you'd had the Comet, you'd have lost it even faster than you did!



John

Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War
From: John Mullen
Date: 1/25/04 11:40 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

ArtKramr wrote:

If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in the
initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many subsequent
planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had in
metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet planes
far safer, and saved many lives.



Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War????

If you'd had the Comet, you'd have lost it even faster than you did!



John


WRONG. We won every war I ever fought in. ((:-))


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

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War
From: John Mullen
Date: 1/25/04 11:40 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

ArtKramr wrote:

If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in
the
initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many
subsequent
planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had
in
metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet
planes
far safer, and saved many lives.



Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War????

If you'd had the Comet, you'd have lost it even faster than you did!



John


WRONG. We won every war I ever fought in. ((:-))

Only because FDR had the political will to win the war. Unlike LBJ, who was
more interested in Lady Bird's company Brown and Root paving Viet Nam.

Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War
From: "Tarver Engineering"
Date: 1/25/04 12:37 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:


"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War
From: John Mullen
Date: 1/25/04 11:40 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

ArtKramr wrote:

If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in
the
initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many
subsequent
planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had
in
metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet
planes
far safer, and saved many lives.



Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War????

If you'd had the Comet, you'd have lost it even faster than you did!



John


WRONG. We won every war I ever fought in. ((:-))

Only because FDR had the political will to win the war. Unlike LBJ, who was
more interested in Lady Bird's company Brown and Root paving Viet Nam.



It wasn't only FDR who had the will to win that war.


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

Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War
From: "Tarver Engineering"
Date: 1/25/04 12:37 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:


"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War
From: John Mullen
Date: 1/25/04 11:40 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

ArtKramr wrote:

If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in
the
initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many
subsequent
planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had
in
metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet
planes
far safer, and saved many lives.



Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War????

If you'd had the Comet, you'd have lost it even faster than you did!



John


WRONG. We won every war I ever fought in. ((:-))

Only because FDR had the political will to win the war. Unlike LBJ, who was
more interested in Lady Bird's company Brown and Root paving Viet Nam.



There were 11 million of us under arms that made that will happen.


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

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
...
Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War
From: "Tarver Engineering"
Date: 1/25/04 12:37 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:


"ArtKramr" wrote in message
...
Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War
From: John Mullen
Date: 1/25/04 11:40 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

ArtKramr wrote:

If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used
in
the
initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many
subsequent
planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet
had
in
metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet
planes
far safer, and saved many lives.



Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War????

If you'd had the Comet, you'd have lost it even faster than you did!



John


WRONG. We won every war I ever fought in. ((:-))

Only because FDR had the political will to win the war. Unlike LBJ, who
was
more interested in Lady Bird's company Brown and Root paving Viet Nam.



There were 11 million of us under arms that made that will happen.

I don't doubt the contribution of men under arms during WWII.

I am pleased that when we have a discussion about Bastogne I can contribute
more than just wondering if my father changed the Wolf's spark plugs.

Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War
From: "Tarver Engineering"
Date: 1/25/04 1:58 PM Pacific Standard Time

There were 11 million of us under arms that made that will happen.

I don't doubt the contribution of men under arms during WWII.

I am pleased that when we have a discussion about Bastogne I can contribute
more than just wondering if my father changed the Wolf's spark plugs.



Your father was among the greatest of he greatest generation.


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

(ArtKramr) wrote:

There were 11 million of us under arms that made that will happen.

Win or lose; 140 million Americans (U.S. population in 1945) and
214 million Americans (U.S. population in 1975) made it happen.