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Six Unbelievable War Facts
andmagazine.com ^ | Chris Volkay

Posted on 06/27/2016 3:30:54 PM PDT by cvolkay

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To: lacrew

He was part of the ARMY Air Corps. There was no Air Force until 1947.


41 posted on 06/27/2016 5:23:12 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: njslim

We would eat radishes and beans the day before altitude chamber re-qual. Lift the cheek and flutter the seat on assent to 35,000 feet and then the youngest guy would drop his mask to demo TUC. His nose was assaulted. Hah!

Routinely climbed to 25,000 feet in an unpressurized aircraft, no issues. In my 3-yrs flying the T-37 no issues, and no issue in the history of the fleet. No ruptures. If you couldn’t pass gas or burp it away, you just descend - you would know well before you reach altitude if you have a problem. It wasn’t debilitating when after a night of lots of cheap beer I had a belly/colon full of gas.


42 posted on 06/27/2016 5:34:39 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: BBB333

Glenn Miller was a soldier. He was flying over the English Channel when he was shot down...


Seems like I remember that they finally decided that his plane wasn’t shot down, but was blown out of the sky by a bomber high overhead jettisoning their bombs.


43 posted on 06/27/2016 5:36:43 PM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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To: Sivad

the post mentioned it was WWI (not WW2)


44 posted on 06/27/2016 5:40:44 PM PDT by visualops (It's the majority of the American people and Trump against the enemies of the republic - Windflier)
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To: njslim

See my first post where I address this subject.

Astronauts have a space suite so no issues if they ate a gallon of beans.

For aircraft that fly above 50,000 feet (like the TR-1 and the former SR-71) and astronauts, space suite are required by regulation - just in case rapid decompression is experienced. So the space suite is there for a reason, regardless of gaseous foods.

You last sentence is true—don’t want to have to defecate mid flight. Astronauts once in orbit in the station have a system for that. Strapped in a TR-1 for 15-hrs you are stuck and if the urge is compelling a brown-out may be experienced. A “physiological incident” as its called.


45 posted on 06/27/2016 5:45:07 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: visualops

What makes you think I did not catch that?
I absolutely did. Same topic, different war.
I chose to mention I was talking about WW2.
If I was discussing WW1 then I would not have
mentioned I was referring to WW2.


46 posted on 06/27/2016 6:12:33 PM PDT by Sivad (NorCal red turf.)
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To: Sivad

Sorry, musta had my eyes on backwards.


47 posted on 06/27/2016 7:09:30 PM PDT by visualops (It's the majority of the American people and Trump against the enemies of the republic - Windflier)
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To: cvolkay

I wonder if the Emperor of Japan will apologize for his soldiers eating American pows?


48 posted on 06/27/2016 7:14:37 PM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: Hulka

Yes, but he was still an airman and not a soldier.


49 posted on 06/27/2016 7:40:04 PM PDT by lacrew
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To: visualops

No problem. I ain’t so perfect either.


50 posted on 06/27/2016 9:58:19 PM PDT by Sivad (NorCal red turf.)
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To: cvolkay

George H.W.Bush took a lot of ridicule for vomiting at the state dinner with the Japanese Prime Minister. Cannibalism is a fun subject for some people.


51 posted on 06/28/2016 1:53:00 AM PDT by Scram1
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To: lacrew

Army Air Forces.


52 posted on 06/28/2016 5:57:02 AM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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