Hellcat wrote:
Clay my friend .... I for one completely understand your point, but for those who have NOT felt the fire and sacrifice and pain you have seen and felt in your years of sacrifice, well, you are going to meet with mis-understanding. I'm sure Bill climbed out of that cockpit and said ... "Wow!!! ... what the heck happened?", then ran over to the Hurricane to see if his partner in aviation was safe. Bill, as all of us, has ONE priority over any airplane, at anytime, at any place. .... The safety of ALL involved. Bill, I'm sure would rather see his beloved Spit burn than to see any fellow avaitor in trouble. That's why we let Bill hang out with us WIX folks. ..... A wonderful Heart and soul. Bill's just fine tonight and Bill will be here for us as we are here for Bill.
You're right, I'm sure. For those who didn't get the joke, I'm a veteran who has been dinged. I would never really wish that on anybody.
I was in a car wreck recently and as I was spinning in circles on a busy interstate all I could think of was that I didn't mind dying as long as I stayed off of everybody else. Avoiding other innocents was my primary focus for that thirty seconds, followed by an overwhelming gratitude that we had ALL made it out okay. As I sat there after it was all over, watching the herd of cars race by I couldn't see how we had all managed not to wrap me around them. But sure was happy that we didn't
I'm sure Bill had similar thoughts racing through his head as it all went down, and I'm sure the other pilot was thinking the same--it's what you do. Glad they both made it out all right, and I'm glad Bill will be here for years to come!