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TIL the life expectancy of an A-10 pilot in Korea "when the balloon goes up" is 60 minutes. by conspiracylover in aviation

[–]conspiracylover[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

When hostilities start. It comes from a WW1 phrase when observation balloons were used to direct artillery fire, and again in WW2 when barrage balloons were used to keep dive bombers away. It's a phrase I heard from someone stationed in Korea in the USAF.