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Old 15th Dec 2008, 00:08
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DelaneyT
 
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Yeager might not have thought about anyone else but himself when the sh_t hit the fan, but there are plenty of documented cases of military pilots who have... done exactly the opposite... selfless acts like these do actually happen on occasion. (-- Ewan Whosearmy)
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So you agree (..selfless acts "on occasion") -- that there's some truth to Yeager's viewpoint ?

Does your view (plenty of selfless pilots) or Yeager's view (mostly survival-motivated pilots) predominate in the real world of such military piloting emergencies ?

Care to cite the specifics of one or two of these 'documented cases', similar to this F-18 crash circumstance, where the pilot deliberately maneuvered away from a school/hospital/etc. seconds before impact/ejection ?
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