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To: GreyFriar

Thanks for the ping. Beside training and experience, one of the important factors in WW-II was the pilots’ eyesight. For example, Chuck Yeager had 20/15 vision.


72 posted on 06/02/2013 9:09:50 PM PDT by zot
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To: zot
Beside training and experience, one of the important factors in WW-II was the pilots’ eyesight. For example, Chuck Yeager had 20/15 vision.

The baseball player, Ted Williams, was a Marine fighter pilot in WW II and in Korea. He achieved, I believe, ace status.

In baseball, his eyesight was fabled. He claimed to be able to see the bat hit the ball. Many umpires keyed on his perception of the strike zone -- if he swung at the pitch, it was a strike; if he kept the bat on shoulder, it was a ball.

I seem to recall rumors that his eyes tested at 20/10.

73 posted on 06/02/2013 9:24:57 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE --)
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