To: fso301
No, it’s the same Pappy Boyington.
The one played by Robert Conrad on TV had A LOT of embellishment, and the terrain/climate of the island depicted in the show was due to it being filmed in arid California, not the South Pacific!
And Boyington being shot down later and captured just was never depicted in the TV show as the show concentrated on his exploits before that point.
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08/30/2015 7:15:17 AM PDT by
Alas Babylon!
(As we say in the Air Force, "You know you're over the target when you start getting flak!")
To: Alas Babylon!
The one played by Robert Conrad on TV had A LOT of embellishment, and the terrain/climate of the island depicted in the show was due to it being filmed in arid California, not the South Pacific!
Waaaaiiiiitttttt a minute ...
Are you saying that WWII USMC fighter pilots WEREN'T forward-deployed for combat on islands that featured Navy hospitals fully staffed with nurses who wore hot-pants and had Farrah Fawcette-style feathered haircuts????
Just ruined my whole childhood there, dude. Thanks.
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