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> The Luke groupies are at it again. In one post
> in this thread, the name ?Luke? is separated
> from ?Voss? only by a comma !! What an insult!
It was my comment, and I don't yet consider myself a "Luke" groupie. I have suspicions that if he had been born Francois LaLuke and had flown for France, an identical story would not garner much notice in the 51 states. I also wonder about giving such an upstart highest military decoration. But I haven't read his bio yet, so until I do, I reserve further judgement.
My correlation between Luke and Voss was to point out their bulletproof attitudes.
As to your apparent opinion that balloon hunting is for sissies, many high-flyin' aces dreaded balloon duty. Attacking low targets heavily guarded with anti-aircraft weapons surely wasn't a treat. The relatively stationary balloons made it more dangerous -- attacking pilots had to maintain a straight course to shoot them full of holes, making them an easier target for a deflection shot. Bishop makes comments about dreading balloon attacks, and the "flaming onion" fireballs launched from the balloon ground crew. He much preffered flying above the archie and swooping down on enemy formations; it seemed a much less <foolhardy> endeavor.
I remain,
RayK
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