To: DCBryan1
During his time with the 475TH Fighter Group in the Pacific, Floyd flew with such notables as Major Richard Bong, Major Tommy McGuire, and even the much-celebrated Lone Eagle, Charles Lindbergh.
Impressive list. Lot of people forgot that Lindbergh saw quite a bit of combat and was a helluva combat pilot - very accurate. His time flying combat with the 475th (and Lt. Fulkerson) is probably best remembered for Lindbergh rewriting the book on flying the P-38 over long distances, adding 400 miles to the range of the P-38 by adjusting RPMs, fuel mixture, and manifold pressure.
To: af_vet_rr
Impressive list. Lot of people forgot that Lindbergh saw quite a bit of combat and was a helluva combat pilot - very accurate. His time flying combat with the 475th (and Lt. Fulkerson) is probably best remembered for Lindbergh rewriting the book on flying the P-38 over long distances, adding 400 miles to the range of the P-38 by adjusting RPMs, fuel mixture, and manifold pressure. If Lindburg actually flew any combat missions, it was on the down low.
FDR hated Lindburg and would not let him join the AAC. Lindburg was much too well known for FDR to prevent him from traveling to see the troops, however, and giving them the benefit of his expertise.
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10/13/2012 7:10:45 PM PDT by
rmh47
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