Pappy Boyington Quotes
Flying is hours and hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer terror.
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| Birth: | 4th December, 1912 |
| Death: | 11th January, 1988 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Pilot, Soldier |
Pappy Boyington was a highly decorated American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Boyington was initially a P-40 Warhawk combat pilot with the legendary "Flying Tigers" in the Republic of China Air Force in Burma at the end of 1941 and part of 1942; during the military conflict between China and Japan, and the beginning of World War II.
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