My dad's uncle, the late Stanley Brayovich of Detroit, was the very first American to be convicted of drunk flying. Dive bombing his girlfriend's house. He flew 48 B-24 bombing missions over Europe in WWII and was even shot down over Ploesti but managed to evade capture.
The original Ironman triathlon was conceived during a bar room argument about endurance sports. Not quite as good a story as this one though.
ReplyDeleteA thousand bucks then would be about ten thousand bucks today. And if that's a little Piper I think you can land them about anyplace.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoisting one in honor of Fitzpatrick.
ReplyDeleteI've always said I could land my Cessna 172 in a football field if I had to. Would have to get it home in the back of a truck though.
ReplyDeleteMy dad's uncle, the late Stanley Brayovich of Detroit, was the very first American to be convicted of drunk flying. Dive bombing his girlfriend's house. He flew 48 B-24 bombing missions over Europe in WWII and was even shot down over Ploesti but managed to evade capture.
ReplyDeleteAugust 1947
DeleteAugust 1947 was his conviction. He had to pay a $200 fine and consideration of his war service was given in the sentencing.
DeleteYou gotta admit, both of these cases ended better than most "Hold My Beer" moments.
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