European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Review theft Kotof Ohn Thomas Bic Kurn s military history the Jolly a Pilot s account of War in the Pacific Theu Oll Fly Mike Canalo new York i i if or Pihrt f i i l mrwik c or d "i1 Louril Mev i ii Lii the Amisy raft ,1 Rood 111, la to. I flings weep my i Luni Fili Imp i stud in girl my raft Pun Juri d l y ,111 Tuhy inti j ii Liri 1 feint s dest of Ifuku out Oniu films in Iii i if a fully. I i r a Liui talks of ins wartime a Tutki t Orrin in itly ii inner i Tinli if 5it Vi-17. I Gimli i.1 Nyji Vohu Dilys of Light i Nas. Minimi Melsi c filled n a i this Way. The lift in lining i Dule ind rickety equipment .1 u u students lives Bill the Pace hid not allow r Liim in ilif.1 of lamenting such losses us Imil Irful Chin it Lidit Burn Sntos by i Iii a adj. I i Mavy Sori by Dut Iii d hit it did t i i in in Ulitin in Jului Vikul Noi Lui Niile his Lino a 1 Hus. 1 i i irs ii fact a Idu Hing ram i in inv. I i to re .1 a Jit in Avioli i pm f Ilici. In j twirl Harbor i ii n ii Iii hid rays of he Pic fit War. In i Book by lived with t.ik", of a , i , urn Liili of hip d.1ys s i it Liui Lilma i -17 in j a outfit Willi ill own identity and then in Rin f uni ton Bat against tht.1 Ichih a Tiv i Toh and . Win in u of Etc Ivo uni to Valuate a Liol in w Fiji Liu Ray ill Vought flu a Corwin. My to bought Vitili Vnti t-rc1 la big ii c Stark a silo kill irks cos Bork i flyers have Long and inc reputation of being d Mil rosily men when else second to their love of flying. By Pickburn s inn null Houli far Bra let Udvic Init ill 1,Isk Wei to Htiu in Bressie Iii Loti Prici Mitory inst Lucli Ishik building id tilt group and to Llic Prycl Pis of Mill airy discipline1." \ it it id it Drill his men on the life or death Imp Clancy of following rdc a quickly and without question. Diff Pill or Iii in t n Itu ground and in till air s 0adrrjn leaders could Nolli to How it Pilut would liar id hims of in t his men about working is a to am. There will be no contests for record individual kills in i ii Liling 17," he told them. sort of thing Only gel s poopk1 killed Flack Burn t first Rule of survival Jas he Guy Uriu Don l see who s most Likely to Cream you " after let it l is of , breaking in 3 new Ali Treft with new Pilot the unit had an overwhelming desire in gel involved in the War. Dually the , received Orck is to report with Elsair cml to Al new , the Bunker Hill. But tie men were deprived of their ambition to prove themselves As pilots for Lluy were soon reassigned to an Nyk in in the Solomon Ken res ordered to Ric a and bombers Al by Llin in old saw combat Hying is hours of Complete boredom punctuated by moments of sheer Terf r of Blackburn says. The ups and Down Day of Boring foil line Otiis signs punctual Etc by literally of k Niy action were hard to Lake. It was Dorffi Cyrll to remain in lop form so to could fight when we needed to when Alt we had to do bore a sulcs in the living conditions Nln squad in s Landing strip Weikh had been Ihrk Funi Jle it weeks Clur were also harrowing lie writes one Day silo Roll after our arrival i unfolded my Washcloth Al the show f pod found myself being stared Down by 3 huge unfriendly took info specimen i Bug a fort Alion was primly based on our own resources Blackburn Remc Mefs card games the Story of Blackburn fighting Dron vf-17 to Bic Kbar never ended Thoush the Insl changed from Lime to time and everyone spent hours listening to armed of Tinct s radio and Tokyo Rose. The for flour was considered of by la i Aidt a referred the Latler s Buker selection of Girior. In records Lar Eli d with the highly comedic ponese the unit s thirst for combat was quickly quenched nov. 1 was nol to be fighting 1 ? s Best Day not by a Long shot but it tvs s the we lost our virginity says Blackburn a Iii n moment first Cornball the tensions and c Nncel ration were almost corporeal. Thank god i sex fied no Buck fever " ror approximately Huru Al four i Olhs Hitt unit fought a never und Ingwar a Alluri tits. After returning from leave in , Thi Squadron had a Lis Amrous Day the loss of two comrades on our first Day Hack. Shook figh Wirig 17. I score. Our rather gloomy hip a a Jur conversation revolved a round Len Paiik Chernu. It Fried six weeks in ins Forward area Iryl most of our flight Lime would be spent on missions to if we continued to lose two a Day we would ail be dead in Only 1 9 i Sun Bick to finish off the ? Polo Lulf i did to i , he pm Vitty would to Irp to met l us the next Dikiy smarter and looking ill me. Unbelievably inc harness was on March 6, 1044. Vf-1 7 flew for i he a isl Lime is a unit under the command of ulat Burn. In 7ft Days of per forming Carrier and bomber cover ii had scored 154 kills More Ihan Greg Pappy Seiy Englon s famed Black sheep Serru Danvi within its ranks were 1 aces including , Eich credited with destroying five or More japanese aircraft. The Skull and crossbones insignia is still flying though under different unit designations. Units bearing that Mark served in Korea and Vietnam arid flown missions Moil recently off the coast of Libya i 19s5. In. iow3 24 slip pit mag line March 23, 1989
