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To: Ish who wrote (58148)	10/9/1999 1:52:00 AM
From: nihil	Respond to of 108807

Yes, but everybody knows the TBM Martin) or TBF (Grumman) Avenger was a bomber (initially torpedo, but our torpedoes rarely worked) with a crew of three but only a single engine. Naval fighters at this stage were Wildcats with Hellcats and Corsairs coming on. It is not very important, but amidst the welter of military self-promotion by politicians the idea that Bush was "the youngest fighter pilot" is a self-promoting hoax. It is possible he was the "youngest naval aviator" but I would need some evidence even of that. I have no problem with Bush -- just his being there is enough for me and everyone else, I believe. It must really have teed him off listening to Reagan fantasize about his war experiences whenever Bush was allowed to come up from the basement.