Lot of noise being made about Purple Hearts

ArtKramr wrote:

You are overlooking one point. The need to hit the target and that takes
training skill and experience.

Which has exactly zero to do with survival...at least on that mission.

At least it did in my war. Your mileage may
vary.

Dropping unguided weapons accurately still requires a good OSO or RN.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

ubject: Lot of noise being made about Purple Hearts
From: (BUFDRVR)
Date: 8/14/2004 7:03 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

ArtKramr wrote:

You are overlooking one point. The need to hit the target and that takes
training skill and experience.

Which has exactly zero to do with survival...at least on that mission.

At least it did in my war. Your mileage may
vary.

Dropping unguided weapons accurately still requires a good OSO or RN.


BUFDRVR


But whether a stray shot kills you or not has nothing to do with how good an
OSO you are.


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