[diogenes ghost]

"Check out the F-105 Thunderchief. That's what GWB flew in the Coast Guard. It's an unstable intercept rocket with tiny wings."

Gee, only three errors there.

GWB was assigned to a squadron equipped with F-102's, not thuds.

GWB did not fly in the Coast Guard.

The F-105 was NOT an unstable rocket with tiny wings. It was designed, and flown, as a fighter-bomber, capable of carrying very heavy loads (this cannot be done with a tiny wing).

[uncommonsense]

My bad - in a hurry. GWB was in the TX National Guard and flew the F-102 Delta Dagger which The Cavanaugh has a prime specimen. According to Aerospace Web - F-102 in Vietnam, it was a handful

”ANG members of the period who we've been able to locate indicate that only highly qualified pilot candidates were accepted for Delta Dagger training because it was such a challenging aircraft to fly and left little room for mistakes. According to the Air Force Safety Center, the lifetime Class A accident rate for the F-102 was 13.69 mishaps per 100,000 flight hours, and the rate was especially high during the early years of the plane's service.”