tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368508903924604103.post6264090778183846841..comments2022-04-06T06:13:57.333-05:00Comments on lizzie in kansas: come on and let it snow?Lizziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782010947505437090noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368508903924604103.post-13659655254194756552010-12-29T20:39:14.761-06:002010-12-29T20:39:14.761-06:00The Bitter Birds were bitter because most of them ...The Bitter Birds were bitter because most of them had just come out of WWII. They had gotten home, had started families, were going to college (or had civilian jobs that they were making great strides in), and they got called back for the Korean War.<br /><br />Some men had 5 days of warning, and some had only *2* days to report to duty. So the guys had to move their families out of veterans' housing, back to the homefolk, so there would be family support (emotional and financial) while the men were gone. In 2 - 5 days.<br /><br />Argentina sent pilots to Leavenworth to train, back in the 1960-1970s. There would have been squadron history at the base, and also at the Topeka site. (While trainees were here, they did as much local sightseeing as possible, as they would likely not be able to do it again, on their own earnings.)<br /><br />It's quite likely that some of the pilots who trained the Argentinians had been in the 244 squadron. Some of the pilots were "lifers" in the military.<br /><br />Some of the planes the Bitter Birds flew were probably used in training.<br /><br />The excess planes were sold, some to the pilots who had flown them. Some to other civilians. So some of those planes were probably hangered at local airports.Becky Lundgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365878385661628436noreply@blogger.com