Ike flying in a TF=51 Mustang over St Lo

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I have stayed in St Lo many times but never knew I flew a recon mission over it. Maybe too risky to make sense but VERY impressive

General Eisenhower’s Secret WW2 Combat Mission - YouTube

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I didn’t know Ike was a qualified pilot either. I like how his trainers called him a poor pilot lol.

Maybe reckless but sometimes as commander you have to be a bit reckless.

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Uh… isn’t the commander supposed to be the opposite of reckless? Because they might inspire their…uh… what’s the word… suborinates/juniors to be reckless?

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A bit reckless perhaps, but this seems positively Rommel-esque!

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Maybe he was trying to inspire some of his more timid commanders cough cough Montgomery.

Honestly, I think it was for his own piece of mind. Casualties were high….I think he wanted to eyeball for himself to see that everything that could be done was done.

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