Originally Posted by
212man
so, do you think they were at a real risk of being killed, or being paraded ala Gary Powers style? Certainly no orange suite or Saddam treatment I would say. But, that’s my opinion.
Maybe, I went to Oshkosh 2016. I met the Blackhawk pilot who was captured in Somalia, whose name escapes me. He told us of his experiences. Being Oshkosh you could talk to him directly and I did. I told him how I believed he was a dead man when I saw him on TV. And my relief when he was released. It was quite emotional for me.
I'm not American and no fan of the current regime. I should point out I am a pilot so obviously I favour pilots.
Watching a pilot humiliated is not for me.