could george w. bush beat "pappy" boyington in a dog fight?

Question

that is if pappy were alive and they were in their primes?

Answer 1

First I think some of you are getting confused with George W. Bush (pappa Bush, who flew Navy Dive Bombers in the Pacific and was shot down near Chichi-Jima in 1945) and George Herbet Walker Bush (our present president) was in the Air Guard.

As to the question, no way. Pappa Bush flew a dive bomber while Greg Boyinton was one of the top U.S. fighter aces of WWII. No contest, it would be over at the merge. For those who don't know what the merge is........

Answer 2

Pappy Boyington Dog

Answer 3

Even though Greg Boyington died nearly 20 years ago, and the F4U Corsair doesn't fare well against the F-106 our commander in chief flew for the Air National Guard, I think the dogfight would be close... and go a little something like this-

Our two term president flies his Convair Delta Dart at low altitude enjoying the scenery, confident in his knowledge that the 25,000 pounds of thrust provided by the Pratt and Whitney J75 could easily get him out of any trouble.

Even after being dead for 18 years, the Major knows that dogfighting is a game of energy - he climbs to the 41,000' service ceiling of his Corsair - the 18 cylinder radial Double wasp engine screaming in the thin air. The deceased Marine Ace sees the glint if sunlight off of the Presidents' canopy (as well as the smoke trail of the Jet's engine) 40000' below and closing in fast. The Major's decomposing left hand throttles up the Corsair to full power as he perfectly times a "split-S" maneuver putting the warbird into a 600kt. dive on a vector that will put a spray of .50 cal. bullets into the presidential fighter.

Though the lifeless Medal of Honor winner raked up 28 confirmed kills while alive... two-decades of death have taken it's toll on the Major's "Kentucky Windage". Firing, his element if surprise is blown.

America's Chief of State banks his intercepter hard to the right (of course to the right!)... bad move... the our chief executive should have turned it into a vertical fight , used the amazing thrust to weight ratio of his bird, but instead he turns it into a turning duel. Bleeding off his energy-slowing the jet. just what any dead combat pilot would want him to do.

The torque from pulse-less Marine's Vought F4U Corsair effortlessly rolls the midnight blue fighter onto the tail of the jet. The fat gull wings generating amazing lift - the 13' four bladed propeller biting into the air with amazing efficiency. Pappy's index finger rots off at that exact moment hitting the selector for the 20 caliber guns.
The trigger is pulled.
It's all over.
It just goes to show... it's not the plane... it's the pilot.

Answer 4

Absolutely not. Pappy was a very good experienced Pilot. President Bush was in the Air National Guard. They don't even compare.

Answer 5

Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep were active military and very effective fighter pilots. Former President George H.W. Bush was also an active military flyer. Current President G.W. Bush was never activated, nor are many of our reservists and national guard.

Answer 6

Boyington was a fighter ace, downing 26 some say 28 others 32 Jap fighters and bombers in WWll.
Bush flew bombers.

Besides Boyintron was a Marine
and Bush was a puking Naval jock.

Answer 7

Doubtful

Answer 8

Is there a point to this question? Or are you just killing time? Any pilot can be beaten. Many ace has fallen to a lesser pilot. You may be the Red Barron, but If I'm on your six, your a dead man.

Answer 9

probably, but only because pappy flew props, and bush flies jets

Answer 10

No. Pappy was the "man".