[ARC5] "Was the P-51 Mustang unbeatable?" on Quora

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

Very different type of aircraft, but all the members
of my B-52F crew smoked while we were airborne.
Obviously not during takeoff, landing, or refueling
but the aircraft is pressurized and nobody was on
oxygen during normal cruise.

73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
Since 30 Nov 1953
Oklahoma City, OK
USAF (Retired) 61-81
FAA (Retired) 94-10

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Subject: Re: [ARC5] "Was the P-51 Mustang unbeatable?" on Quora

I have found this smoking in the cockpit being dangerous discussion interesting.

To a normal person sitting in their office or home reading your remarks would find them sensible or at least as common sense.

But, when I was in the artillery, we used to have powder pits filled with the unused charges from our fire missions, (which would later be set afire and burned).

To a normal person sitting in their office or home reading this the sensible or common sense thing would be to keep cigarettes and flames 50 meters or more away from the powder pits.

But I'll tell you what...  we all sat on the edges of those pits and smoked...   and smoked a lot.

Because we were so tired and fed-up at that point that we just didn't give a f%#k.

So, I can believe it was that way with those pilots as well.

73 - Bill KA8VIT/W8COD

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