[cynicom]

I had friends that were caught over Vladivostok, they managed to get their acft out of over water. No one survived. The Air Force gave a public statement that they had been "lost" while on a routine training mission. There were no medals for 40 years when the government finally admitted they were in Russian territory.

They were men, they did as their training told them to do.

Personal abuse will get you nowhere on this one. It is indicative of your own character.

[Al Gator]

Pappa Romeo 26 officially got "hit by lightning" for about 10 years till the North Koreans advertised and boasted about shooting it to pieces over the Sea of Japan.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"I had friends that were caught over Vladivostok, they managed to get their acft out of over water."

Wow. I am so impressed. You knew someone who did it.

However, you didn't do it yourself. And until you have, your argument cuts no ice with me. One cannot say how one will or won't do their duty until the moment of supreme test arrives.

Generally, the ones who most loudly castigated others for being cowards were the ones most loudly crying for their mamas during incoming.