Frequent and strong. Just reading in researching my next book how the escort carrier Chenango, carrying 77 P-40s of the 33rd Fighter Group to North Africa for Operation Torch, went through "bad weather" crossing the Atlantic and came within 3 degrees of the capsizing point one night. Twice.
We definitely want to do what diarist 2nd Lt Jim Reed said he did: "I tied myself into my rack."
Buckle up, Strap in, the wind shears are gonna be frequent
Frequent and strong. Just reading in researching my next book how the escort carrier Chenango, carrying 77 P-40s of the 33rd Fighter Group to North Africa for Operation Torch, went through "bad weather" crossing the Atlantic and came within 3 degrees of the capsizing point one night. Twice.
We definitely want to do what diarist 2nd Lt Jim Reed said he did: "I tied myself into my rack."