Quote Originally Posted by Bob Seijasicon View Post
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Some guys just loved those Thompsons... a driver for my local limo service went through combat for the entire war in Europe with one he stole, threw it in the Elbe River when the war ended (along with a Jeep they stole from the MPs). If you have ever handled one you know how HEAVY they are. BTW, after the war he spent 30 years as a motorcycle cop in Newark, NJ. Cleve Ledford, quite a guy.
A coworker said he carried a Thompson in the cockpit of his P51. Said he paid $20. He flew close ground support in Korea. I asked him how could he tell if he hit anything at the speed he was traveling. His reply " hell there was blood on the bottom of the plane"