Depending upon the weather and your available resources (a bit of sand or a square of waxed paper) you could get some real speed up on the way down those things.
Not just the pilots were vulnerable…the whole crew! Turret gunners, copilots, navigators…and the nose gunner had a front row seat! Those guys all paid a huge price and those left are getting pretty old now!
Wow. Our own little US grown brown shirts for the American Taliban. This is a day to be proud…ugh. Dude, horrible news in my corn flakes this morning. Unfortunately it’s good to know, to beware.
This comic conjures up the images and descriptions of rear gunner cleanup and repair on WWII bombers. Talk about sitting ducks. My grandfather said that “you become numb to the duty. You accept death as an inevitable fate, and you do whatever is demanded of you.”
Agent54 over 10 years ago
Funny – I remember they took the swing seats and steel chains off the swing sets for the winter so we we would not do stupid things with snow and ice.
rshive over 10 years ago
And an old-time sliding board. Don’t see too many of them these days.
KenTheCoffinDweller over 10 years ago
Depending upon the weather and your available resources (a bit of sand or a square of waxed paper) you could get some real speed up on the way down those things.
Varnes over 10 years ago
Somebody has a good history teacher….
Plods with ...™ over 10 years ago
Well done, Jef. My great uncle was shot down on a run over the Black Sea.
sonorhC over 10 years ago
And just who do you think the person responsible for taking down and stowing the swings would be? Hardly a surprise they’re still up.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 10 years ago
….until the Mustangs started to escort them round-trip.then it was game over
CasualObserver over 10 years ago
Not just the pilots were vulnerable…the whole crew! Turret gunners, copilots, navigators…and the nose gunner had a front row seat! Those guys all paid a huge price and those left are getting pretty old now!
sbchamp over 10 years ago
Yossarian approves
worcester Premium Member over 10 years ago
Great book by Stephen Ambrose – The Wild Blue
The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s over Germany
Melekalikimaka over 10 years ago
Wow. Our own little US grown brown shirts for the American Taliban. This is a day to be proud…ugh. Dude, horrible news in my corn flakes this morning. Unfortunately it’s good to know, to beware.
Boots at the Boar Premium Member over 10 years ago
This comic conjures up the images and descriptions of rear gunner cleanup and repair on WWII bombers. Talk about sitting ducks. My grandfather said that “you become numb to the duty. You accept death as an inevitable fate, and you do whatever is demanded of you.”
lmonteros over 10 years ago
Just ask Yossarian.
jwondga over 10 years ago
Jef – this is funny. And is no ways disrespectful to the WWII veterans. I see nothing wrong with this strip.
In fact, I now want to grab some of the guys and actually play this game…..
vwdualnomand over 10 years ago
but, fire bombing dresden and tokyo is a good thing?
Reality,really? over 10 years ago
This strip should be redone for June 6th. 70th anniversary