matts88yj Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 My dad showed me this the other day and I thought this was awesome. The pilots 91st birthday was three days ago and I can't get enough of his reaction to the video. Captain Slow, 07RS4, AmyAtAdamsAustralia and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 That's AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 How AWESOME!!! That's one of the neatest stories I've seen online in a long time...and I spend a lot of time on the ol' Interweb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck08sierra Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 too cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDM Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I've always been somewhat of a WWII buff, particularly on the aerial side of things (my grandfather was a Navy flight instructor during the war) so I find stories like these awesome. It's great that even though it was so long ago the pilot still remembers it like it was yesterday. Heck, I have trouble remembering what I did last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matts88yj Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Agreed! He seems very well spoken about the entire chain of events as well. I bet he has a ton of additional stories as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 AWESOME!!! Baby face then, and a baby face now. Man... Hard to believe HE's 91. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 We are surrounded by heroes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Wow, so very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle Chest Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Way cool! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro2ssblack Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I loved that, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongosg8 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Seen this the other day and thought this was just fantastic. I couldn't keep my smile off my face with his reaction and couldn't prevent a tear from swelling up. Imagine flying over Germany ..by yourself.. in a spit fire with no machine guns or bombs and just surveillance cameras etc for reconnaissance? This gentleman is a true hero and the courage to fly over Nazi Germany with the risk of being shot down to provide pictures of targets is just incredible. He deserved the distinguished flying cross and then some! "Get that cigarette out of your mouth" That cracked me up! Team Adam's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matts88yj Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 You're welcome everyone! Glad everyone is enjoying it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GXPaycheck Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Later recon units adopted the official motto: Alone, Unarmed, and Unafraid. The unofficial version was: Alone, Unarmed, and Scared S**tless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blcksilv08 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 This is an awesome story, appreciate the share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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