Pat

I basically just post to rah and rap.

I liken the give and take to what we called "Hanger Flying" in the old
days. You heard stories of what happened, good and bad, which helped
to build your body of knowledge.

I have been building my family history (genealogy) for many years and
kick myself that I didn't start earlier and talk to the old ones who
passed away before I got into the business.

On my 'War Stories', some are just stories and others hold good basic
information that pilots can use in their flying. Hope that us old
timers can pass some of the information we learned the hard way to the
current generations.

In some of the subsequent posts following my 'story' my use of "Grace
of God" seems to start being taken to task. I could have use the word
"luck" which can extrapolate directly into 'Grace of God' if anyone
has heart burn about thanking my deity.

Bottom line. Made it and glad to be here today with all you good (and
bad) folks. G

16 days and counting............

Big John


On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 13:49:56 GMT, "Pat Thronson"
wrote:

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 11:37:28 -0600, Big John
wrote:

33 years ago at about 13:00 Greenland Standard Time , with good
training, excellent equipment and the Grace of God, I ejected over
Sonderstrom Greenland, in the middle of a snow storm and survived,

This day after Pearl Harbor Day, I celebrate, with my troops, this
episode in time.

Big John


Big John,

You have some amazing stories, do you post to other places I could follow,
write a book... You and the other fantastic posters are the reason I am
spending too much/not enough time on the computer instead of venturing
outside. Some day we will be simulated to cyborgs and not miss a thing
except simple living?

Best wishes for the holidays

Pat Thronson