WWII P-40/51 Pilot Website

[fc2spyguy]

I happened to find this website about a mans father flying in China during WWII. He has a bunch of stuff on there, including copies of his father's flight log, which includes the three times his father bailed out. I especially liked the photo in his log book, pretty funny

http://genemcguire.com/index.htm

 

[brownshoe]

Good find! Interesting read.

I especially liked this memo (found in one of the photo links).

Steve

 

[Morgan81]

A true badass. Nice find Spy.

 

[fc2spyguy]

Oh, I found it ironic that if you look at the guy who created his website, his nickname is 'skeeter.' He also has this quote on the front of the page "It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them."
- Mark Twain

 

[fc2spyguy]

Just a bump for the website, the thread title has been changed to entice those that may not have otherwise checked it out.

 

[MIDNJAC]

Gotta admit, the guy had a pretty impressive promotion schedule......cadet to major in 3 years

 

[Cron]

Gotta admit, the guy had a pretty impressive promotion schedule......cadet to major in 3 years

Indeed. Rapid promotion was fairly common during WW2 due to the sudden military expansion and later, attrition. One dramatic example would be Eisenhower who was still 'just' a Colonel in October 1941!

 

[sickboy]

Indeed. Rapid promotion was fairly common during WW2 due to the sudden military expansion and later, attrition. One dramatic example would be Eisenhower who was still 'just' a Colonel in October 1941!

In 1940 my Grandfather was a PO2, by 1943 he was an LCDR. Finished the war as a CDR, by 1946 he was a PO2 again.