“Drop your tail-hook!” Pardo cried. The steel tail-hook, designed to halt the aircraft after landing on an aircraft carrier, was nothing…
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“Drop your tail-hook!” Pardo cried. The steel tail-hook, designed to halt the aircraft after landing on an aircraft carrier, was nothing…
“It’s an unusual pilot . . who does not give his bird a private touch of loving gratitude before he leaves…
The act of growing a mustache as a gesture of defiance against dogmatic leadership is attributed to USAF “triple ace” Robin…