How The Experts Did It

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:29 pm

Capt Don Gentile 4th FG

Capt Duane Beeson 4th FG

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:11 am

That's the sign of a real hardcore aviator -- doing it without gloves. darn the cold!

And with a mighty death grip on the throttle!

Hellcat · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:39 am

Yep! my dad did it too, but I don't do it. If I had a set of gloves on to saddle up in a cessna or swift! ... well, I'd never get L**D again ... :wink:

Chicoartist · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:04 am

Anybody else notice that's the same airplane in both shots?

... and make sure you press the right button! If you've read about the 4th, you know what I mean!

Hint:

Wade

aeroeng · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:37 am

Chicoartist wrote:

Anybody else notice that's the same airplane in both shots?

Good catch. I guess the pilots took turns getting photographed :?:

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Chicoartist · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:30 am

aeroeng wrote:

. . . I guess the pilots took turns getting photographed :?:

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My guess as well. I'd lay $10 down that they are both in Gentile's Shangri-La. This was late March, early April 44 - the 'ace race' was in full swing. Beeson was shot down (POW) on 5th April. From a couple of pics Jack has posted lately ... notice 'Bee' has his gloves handy, as seen in the cockpit shot -

Wade

Saville · **Joined:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:45 am **Posts:** 518

Randy Haskin wrote:

That's the sign of a real hardcore aviator -- doing it without gloves. darn the cold!

And with a mighty death grip on the throttle!

Yeah you can practically see the black juice oozing out of the throttle.

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