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I was not allowed back on combat yet. I was training new guys when the CO told us to go provide top cover to downed bomber crew in dinghy in the North Sea. I saw a JU 88 coming towards them and shot it down. When I told my CO, he said:Yeager! Can't u do anything right?
Yeager! Can’t you do anything right? « Victoria Yeager
After returning from being shot down, to return to combat, I had to go all the way up the chain of command until I found myself before General Eisenhower,
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Dennis Down Haha! Great story! That's what great about General! You don't spend lots of time thinking about combat, you just go out and do!
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Guy Lemmond i recall those rocket plane early supersonic rides. great stuff.
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Richard Porter This is one of my favorite fighter pilot stories! 
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