Simviation Forum - Best Pilot Ever

Nov 10^th, 2003 at 10:48pm

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Just wondered, I voted Hoover, only 3 kills, but "the best damn pilot I ever saw" (chuck yeager)

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Reply #1 - Nov 10^th, 2003 at 11:02pm

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Adolf Galland. 8) Or Dick Bong for coolest name. Grin

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Reply #2 - Nov 10^th, 2003 at 11:05pm

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i though about Bong, but i also though about many others, so i put "others"

makes sense Roll Eyes

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Reply #3 - Nov 10^th, 2003 at 11:08pm

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None of the above.

Guy Gisbon

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Reply #4 - Nov 10^th, 2003 at 11:36pm

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Francis Gabreski. Only American fighter pilot to become an ace in two wars.

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Reply #5 - Nov 10^th, 2003 at 11:38pm

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Francis Gabreski. Only American fighter pilot to become an ace in two wars.

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Respect... He was also the only American to be both a propellor ace and a jet ace.

Will

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Reply #6 - Nov 10^th, 2003 at 11:40pm

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Respect... He was also the only American to be both a propellor ace and a jet ace.

Will

Were they Corsair and Mustang pilots?

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Reply #7 - Nov 10^th, 2003 at 11:42pm

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He was the bloke in WW2 and Korea right?

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Reply #8 - Nov 10^th, 2003 at 11:52pm

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Yup, 31 kills in WWII, and 5 1/2 in Korea.

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Reply #9 - Nov 10^th, 2003 at 11:53pm

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8)Ehh, heh, heh, heh...............Geuss ya know who I voted fer.............. Wink

Chuck;
Hey Riddley, ya got any Beemans?
Riddley;
Yeah,.....I reckon I got me a stick
Chuck;.
Well loan me one will'ya, I'll pay ya back later.
Riddley;
Fair enough!
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Reply #10 - Nov 11^th, 2003 at 12:54am

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James Doolittle!

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My Reality Check Bounced

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Reply #11 - Nov 11^th, 2003 at 1:06am

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It's ............ME, isn't it!?

Sorry, I couldn't help myself, it's a quote from the YoungOnes.

How about anyone who has flown an SR71. If you haven't read any of the books written by the guys who flew em', you should. They required monitoring and manipulation of multiple systems manually...........all while flying at 42miles/per minute!! Shocked

........fail to do THIS properly, and you were punished with a flameout, which usually resulted in aircraft disintegration!!!! Shocked

.....so I loaded up the plane and moved to Middle-EEEE..........OIL..that is......

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Reply #12 - Nov 11^th, 2003 at 1:10am

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I voted for Chuck Yeager, but I was reminded of the line in the movie "The Right Stuff"...

"Who's the best pilot you ever saw? You're lookin' at him." - Gordo Cooper (Dennis Quaid)

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Reply #13 - Nov 11^th, 2003 at 2:02am

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Joseph McConnell Jr........first US triple jet ace..........anyone honestly heard of him ?

http://www.acepilots.com/korea_mcconnell.html

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Reply #14 - Nov 11^th, 2003 at 3:20am

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Me! No question, my inverted loop of the Golden Gate Bridge in Concorde is still unrepeated Grin

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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