Brindley, Navigation Has Been Transferred to the Norden Bombsight…
Lt. William A. Brindley Jr. of the Army AirCorps was a bombardier, serving on a B-17 Flying Fortress. He, and his fellow crewman, flew a full complement of missions over Europe, specifically Italy (I believe), and lived to tell the tale.
I knew him as Pop Pop. And, actually, he didn’t talk about it much, with me at least. But, one day, he pulled a big round can out of his closet. It was filled with countless pins that he had pulled from the bombs when arming them, decades before, in the bombay on approach to targets. He kept every one, he said.
He’s been gone a while and I miss him. This page is for you, Pop Pop.
Till next time…
-Matt-
Sayonara, suckers!
No amount of planning or foresight will ever replace dumb luck! You don’t suppose those tin suits the goons wear have internal flotation devices, do they? So now, the kid is unsupervised- scary, yes- but the possibilities boggle the mind! After all, even bad ideas can be fun!
Allright, Daredevils- Engage now in full-scale shenanigans! Immediate promotion to whoever kacks a Hitler! I want to see maximum damage from minimum effort, just like old-school Army Rangers! Leave nothing functional if the enemy can use it.
Above all, HAVE FUN!!!
Thank you for your service, Pop Pop.
That must have been one serious can of Whoopass!
How much you wanna bet those losers cant swim in all that kit they got?
Hey guys – we’ve had some small technical difficulties tonight. As a result, the next page will be just a bit late. Should be not later than Tuesday (4/11) afternoon.
See you then!