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Old 15-04-2006, 10:09 PM   #18 (permalink)
jhor9
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[quote=jimbotosome]Did they have to modify the seats in bombers so that people with "big ones" who flew them, could sit down? Hats off to you bomber guys. Man, where do people like you come from?[/quo

Jimbo

I never heard of anyone who had to have the seats modified. I couldn't wear the fleece lined jacket because it was too bulky, I just wore a thin flying jacket over coveralls.I never saw an electriclly heated flying suit.

The cold was pretty bad at altitude -50 to -60F, in the target vicinity, I would be sweating, condensation from my oxygen mask would leave about an inch of ice on my chest, and from the top of my thighs to the tip of my toes I was completely numb. One had to be young to fly missions, I had an old man of 33 who was a misfit.

To answer your question. When I enlisted I knew that I would have a job to do, I did it, simple !!
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