tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post8214060655923350400..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Book review: "Whistling Death: The test pilot's story of the F-4U Corsair"Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-34882487097253511132012-05-08T21:24:23.067-05:002012-05-08T21:24:23.067-05:00And no doubt many a test pilot died testing those ...And no doubt many a test pilot died testing those planes. Being a test pilot was actually quite risky.<br /><br />Even Richard Bong, our top Ace, died testing the P-80 jet fighter.. the very day we dropped the first Atomic Bomb.<br /><br />And Rabid.. the P-38 is my first pick. I have quite a few books on it's development as well as the pilots that flew them.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635784352780834494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-85815326896829017822012-05-07T21:19:47.200-05:002012-05-07T21:19:47.200-05:00Thanks for the tipThanks for the tipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-12715518288201272182012-05-06T16:29:08.409-05:002012-05-06T16:29:08.409-05:00Okay, its now on my Amazon wishlist! The F4U is p...Okay, its now on my Amazon wishlist! The F4U is probably my third-favorite plane of the WW2 era, P-38 being first and the Me-262 being second.RabidAlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035887632706442114noreply@blogger.com