Flying is hours and hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer terror.
"Gregory "Pappy" Boyington" was a highly decorated American combat Pilot (aircraft)/pilot who was a United States Marine Corps Fighter aircraft/fighter flying ace/ace during World War II. He received both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross (United States)/Navy Cross.
Boyington was initially a Curtis P-40 Warhawk/P-40 Warhawk combat pilot with the legendary American Volunteer Group/"Flying Tigers" (1st American Volunteer Group) in the Republic of China Air Force in Burma at the end of 1941 and part of 1942; during the Second Sino-Japanese War/military conflict between Republic of China/China and Empire of Japan/Japan, and the beginning of World War II.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous soldiers! More Pappy Boyington on Wikipedia.I had pulled myself plumb woozy. All the time I was pulling this terrific 'g' load, tracers were getting closer to my plane, until finally I was looking back down someone's gun barrels.
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