A man that was a navigator in B17s flying over Germany in WW2 told me , you didn’t shoot at planes trying to shoot you. You stayed in formation and shot at planes shooting at your fellow group mates and hoped they were doing the same for you. The German fighters flew to fast to hit the ones hitting you, you had to rely on your fellows. Stay in formation, close, and fight, it’s all you had. L Lawrence, RIP. A great friend, and great man.
One of my college professors was a navigator in a B 24. He said that the German fighters were so fast, he was useless firing at them.
I am on vacation at Lake Chelan in Easter Washington.
This is the 3rd deepest lake in all of the States and is fed by the mighty Columbia River.
My son and I were fishing off a ferry dock this a.m. and two C17 airlift craft came flying down the canyon VERY low and slow.
I go so excited as I knew they were practicing sneaking into a drop zone with S.F. probably on the way to Moses Lake.
I was pumping my fists yelling “Hell Yeah!!” And feeling so proud of my country as these pilots and crews... making piddling money were working and training to protect our nation.
I was also amazed at how quiet they were having grown up adjacent to Mcchord AFB near Tacoma and I know how loud the C130s and C10s were....just amazing how quiet these newer engines are.