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To: Steve Van Doorn

“God speed” is used when sending troops out on a mission; “wheels up” more generally when an aircraft is in the midst of taking off — as, say, a B2 bomber might be.


502 posted on 07/11/2019 5:27:09 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers; ichabod1

Thank you for that clarification


1,081 posted on 07/11/2019 8:50:22 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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