Original Posted By: "Jim Markle"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Pin pong ballsRemember the tale about Douglas Bader -- he filled his artificial legs with ping pong balls, figuring that if he had to bail out of his Spit into the English Channel or North Sea, they'd save his life. First time up, however, athigh altitude the ping pong balls began exploding with very loud pops. Bader thought he was under attack! Great story! A Piet might be able to take on an old "Fokker," but not a Messerschmidt...Fred B.________________________________________________________________________________