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Originally Posted by edgemar
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Hoser used to shoot a Magnum revolver out the RAM air door at enemies on the ground.
(or whatever it was called) of his F8 Crusader over Vietnam, on occasions where he deemed it appropriate, like jammed main guns, no ordnance or just for the heck of it..
He flew with a couple of hand grenades in the spot where he normally had a second radio..which he later managed to bring home to be used for occasional fishing.
He was a life long enthousiast of guns and at one point was tinkering with a 20mm barrel he had gotten as a prize for some gunnery achievement..
And tried to get more velocity out of it by using teflon coated rounds.
it went south, breech blew up . took his right thumb off.
He was going to be grounded, as no aviator can work the stick sans thumb.
Dale snort Snodgrass came and help Hoser convince that
"It's every big toe's dream to come out of that smelly boot and become a thumb"
So when had his toe relocated to his thumb..
If i remember correctly his first toe didn't take, and they then transplanted the other one.. that one stuck and Hoser was then briefly was known as Toeser.
He'd then use his new thumb, run it through the peanut butter.. and ask "now does that smell like a toe to you" or variations to that. Living Legend, till he passed away in 2019
you can see the toe in the above vid