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All my life growing up, I heard about my Uncle Leslie (great-uncle), who was flying P-38's and doing a bond drive air show, lost power, and to avoid spectators, skewered into the ground.
Could.
Find.
Nothing.
Finally got full name with middle initial (another pilot had same name but one letter off on initial), found he was flying a P-39, from Kingman AAF base to Amarillo, Texas base, one mile from the strip, lost it and crashed. Seems to be not an uncommon malady for the P-39.
Not a P-38, Not an air show, Not some heroic act.
Funny, almost....the telling of stories makes them fact...sorta like the www.
What IS odd is when he died 01AUG44, he was 35. Not a common thing to have a 35 year old 2nd Lt flying fighters, near as I can tell, other than Boyington, right?
Could.
Find.
Nothing.
Finally got full name with middle initial (another pilot had same name but one letter off on initial), found he was flying a P-39, from Kingman AAF base to Amarillo, Texas base, one mile from the strip, lost it and crashed. Seems to be not an uncommon malady for the P-39.
Not a P-38, Not an air show, Not some heroic act.
Funny, almost....the telling of stories makes them fact...sorta like the www.
What IS odd is when he died 01AUG44, he was 35. Not a common thing to have a 35 year old 2nd Lt flying fighters, near as I can tell, other than Boyington, right?