Comments on: See the Bombers fly up, up … http://airminded.org/2006/04/25/see-the-bombers-fly-up-up/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:15:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: JDK http://airminded.org/2006/04/25/see-the-bombers-fly-up-up/comment-page-1/#comment-89582 JDK Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:57:20 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/04/25/see-the-bombers-fly-up-up/#comment-89582 Now a certain ex-Colonial boss fuss has died away, one can comment that a certain presidential candidate was always referred to as a 'ex-fighter pilot' in the meeja despite having really, and only, been an ex-bomber pilot. USN pilot John McCain flew the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, a conventional and nuclear-capable bomber, not a fighter. Thus has the social standing of bomber drivers fallen, in favour of their fighter brethren. Now a certain ex-Colonial boss fuss has died away, one can comment that a certain presidential candidate was always referred to as a ‘ex-fighter pilot’ in the meeja despite having really, and only, been an ex-bomber pilot. USN pilot John McCain flew the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, a conventional and nuclear-capable bomber, not a fighter.

Thus has the social standing of bomber drivers fallen, in favour of their fighter brethren.

]]> By: Being Crap Is Kinda Cute…Sometimes (Round Two - Australia, You Bloody Beauty!) « Half Back Flanker - The AFL Blog http://airminded.org/2006/04/25/see-the-bombers-fly-up-up/comment-page-1/#comment-72250 Being Crap Is Kinda Cute…Sometimes (Round Two - Australia, You Bloody Beauty!) « Half Back Flanker - The AFL Blog Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:21:09 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/04/25/see-the-bombers-fly-up-up/#comment-72250 [...] course, Essendon have a long association with aviation - there’s Essendon airport, the nickname ‘Bombers’ and former coach Kevin Sheedy’s obsession with flying [...] [...] course, Essendon have a long association with aviation – there’s Essendon airport, the nickname ‘Bombers’ and former coach Kevin Sheedy’s obsession with flying [...]

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