Saturday, January 23, 2021

the Bucanners are on an airliner and land at Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport. Upon landing, the pilot said, "TOUCHDOWN, Green Bay"

 Pilot humor, just perfect for letting the visiting team know they are up against the home field advantage.


Austin Strauble was a meat packer in Green Bay Wisconsin, joined the Army for in 1928 (age 24), rose to the rank of major, and was commander of the 11th Bombardment Squadron and acting commander of the 7th Bombardment Group.  

On Feb 3, 1942, while flying a B-18 to Indonesia, over the Makassar Strait, Straubel's aircraft was attacked by Japanese Zeros and shot down. Straubel managed to land on an emergency airstrip, but he and the crew died from gunfire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Straubel

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