 | Which WWII Axis nation produced most dangerous pilots?| Aviation Discuss Which WWII Axis nation produced most dangerous pilots? in the World War II - Aviation forums; Along the same lines as the tot of rum in the Royal Navy then... |
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05-11-2005, 08:14 AM
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#31 | | Senior Member
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05-11-2005, 08:47 AM
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05-11-2005, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by plan_D Yes, there were around 3 that had talent but poor training let the VVS down. As well as letting their pilots fly drunk. | Although a lot later, read Victor Belinko's book "Mig Pilot." He's the guy that defected with a Mig-25 to Japan in 1976. He tells of a time when he's getting ready for a training mission and his crew chief fell backbard on the borading ladder while he was being strapped into this aircraft. The guy drank some straight alcohol used to perge brake lines during aircraft maintenace. 
Belinko stated that at any given time, half the Soviet AF ground personnel were stoned drunk! 
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05-11-2005, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by mosquitoman Apart from the odd 1 or 2 that didn't- like Kodhezub and Poryshkin (are they spelt right?) | Kozhedub and Pokryshkin.
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#35 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | on a very good spitfire documentary i saw recently, they were talking about the oxygen systems, and stated that "it of course didn't take long for the ground crews to realise that a few breaths of oxygen were an instant cure for a hangover", not that RAF ground crew ever got drunk...........
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05-11-2005, 10:51 AM
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#39 | | Master of Ewes
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05-11-2005, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass few breaths of oxygen were an instant cure for a hangover" | Yep - I could confirm, it still is!
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05-11-2005, 10:54 AM
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#41 | | Master of Ewes
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05-11-2005, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass so it really does work?? and is it perminant?? | For me If I stayed hydrated I was "OK."
STORY-TIME (4 years ago when I worked for BAE Flight Systems): After a night of consumption, karaoke, and carousing, I came into work feeling a little ragged, to put it mildly. At about 10 a.m. one of my bosses from flight ops asks me to go on a T-33 FCF. Not wanting to pass up a chance to fly, I accepted. As I was putting on my flight suit it felt like I was going to puke out sand paper. I started drink some water and then took a water bottle out to the aircraft. I have an older HGU-26 helmet with a MBU-5 oxygen mask, so I like to really test my equipment during the preflight. One of the egress guys was helping me into the rear seat of the aircraft, and hooked up my O2 mask for a test. He then looked at me and said "Breath deep, it cures hangovers." I don't know if this guy knew I was plastered the night before of if he could smell the alcohol remnants on me, but after 2 shots I was fine. An hour later I was back on the ground after some "yanks and banks and some stalls and falls" and felt fine the rest of the day! 
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05-11-2005, 02:23 PM
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05-11-2005, 03:14 PM
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#44 | | Der Crewchief
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05-11-2005, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet Well I would have to say the Japanese pilots. Anyone who is willing to slam there plane into a steel deck of a ship has more balls than me! | Based on that mission I would have to agree, but is the pilot dangerous or stupid (or both)?!? 
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