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  1. One of the great ones….

    ā€œā€¦.In another classic ā€œHoserā€ anecdote, CDR Joe Satrapa was experimenting with a 20mm cannon from an F-14 Tomcat when, ā€œOne day while Hoser was playing around with his new invention, the breach blew up taking off Hoser’s right index finger and thumb. Note that a right thumb is essential for flying a jet fighter because the electric trim tab is located on the top of the control stick where the pilot’s thumb rests while holding the stick. Thus, a pilot without a right thumb cannot fly a jet fighter.ā€

    But according to the now famous anecdote posted on the Naval Academy alumni blog, the loss of his right thumb would not stop ā€œHoserā€ from flying fighter aircraft. ā€œHe convinced the surgeon to take off his right big toe and attach it to his right hand . . . now he had three fingers and a big toe. It looked a bit like a lobster claw but Hoser demonstrated that he could operate the trim button, so he went back on flight status . . . with a new call sign, ā€œToeserā€. Hey, you just can’t make this stuff up….ā€

    https://theaviationist.com/2019/03/26/legendary-air-combat-pioneer-vietnam-f-8e-and-f-14-pilot-joe-hoser-satrapa-has-died/

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  2. Brad THURSDAY, 28 DECEMBER 2023, 23:36 AT 11:36 PM

    When you gonna do my 41AE???
    Only gotta change out the barrel for the most part from the 9mm…
    Yeah, yeah, it barks a little harder.

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