ODE TO A HOSE-NOSE PILOT
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HOW FOULED UP CAN YOU GET?1
OUT OF THE SACK FOUR O’CLOCK UP THE LADDER READY ROOM NOW THE BRIEF BULLSHIT LOU SQUAWK BOX GRUMBLES ALCOHOLIC TOM BOMBLINE CHANGES THAT’S ABOUT IT FLIGHT LEADER SAYS SEVEN MINUTES AHEAD E SUIT G SUIT HELMET VEST ON THE FLIGHT DECK SNOW AND RAIN ADMIRAL ON DECK CAN SEE THE BOW A POP A GROAN A SPIT A SPUTTER FLIGHT LEADER CHIDES BURNS YOUR EARS CIRCLE TARGET ENEMY MANS GUNS BACK TO THE SHIP WORK ALL DONE A HIGH A LOW NOT TOO SMOOTH BACK ABOARD HALF A WRECK WING SHOT OFF TAIL IS MISSING TO THE AIO MOAN AND SLOBBER OUT OF THE CLOTH INTO THE SACK THEN YOU SLEEP DREAMS ARE WET |
1Harley Hull, LT USNR, AIO VF-874 (1951)
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