Rest In Peace Captain.

[Tommy]

http://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/11/14/former-navy-pilot-medal-of-honor-recipient-thomas-hudner-jr-dies-at-93/

Tommy

[SloopJohnB]

RIP Captain................

[Ken The Kanuck]

RIP Sir

[TomSudz]

Another well earned rest.

[leftyo]

his actions were truly brave. he put his plane down in hostile territory to try and free ens Brown from his crashed corsair. sadly Brown was pinned in his plane and they could not get him free.

[dryheat]

-On 4 December 1950, Hudner and Brown were among a group of pilots on patrol near the Chosin Reservoir when Brown's Corsair was struck by ground fire from Chinese troops and crashed. In an attempt to save Brown from his burning aircraft, Hudner intentionally crash-landed his own aircraft on a snowy mountain in freezing temperatures to help Brown. In spite of these efforts, Brown died of his injuries and Hudner was forced to evacuate, having also been injured in the landing.-

I'm not sure I get it. A fighter isn't an ambulance.

[kj47]

RIP, sir.

[Clark Howard]

No, a fighter aircraft is not an ambulance, but your wingman and best friend is just that. Regards, Clark

[leftyo]

no a fighter isnt an ambulance, but he knew Brown was trapped and decided to try and help free him from the wreck before the chinese got there. even with help once a rescue helicopter arrived, they could not free him. they were fairly certain he was dead or near dead from blood loss when they left. following that napalm was dropped on Brown and his corsair.

[Tommy]

dryheat, I “get it”, but then I spent several years flying.

Tommy