'Yeah, Bob and I worked together and he told me about this one night. It was goofy but it was just one of those things where guys get talked into trying something crazy. After Vietnam he was a ferry pilot for a long time, flying from Europe to the US with customer's planes, and had a ton of hours in all kinds of aircraft. A friend put him up to it and they used the friend's plane. He was NOT caught, escaped by having another plane nearby and flew out of the country before they figured it out. He is an extremely experienced pilot and this was 30+ years ago, a different time. He is an incredible guy and can tell you stories for hours, great stories.'
tx, JC...from y/t - RatPatrol wrote,
'Yeah, Bob and I worked together and he told me about this one night. It was goofy but it was just one of those things where guys get talked into trying something crazy. After Vietnam he was a ferry pilot for a long time, flying from Europe to the US with customer's planes, and had a ton of hours in all kinds of aircraft. A friend put him up to it and they used the friend's plane. He was NOT caught, escaped by having another plane nearby and flew out of the country before they figured it out. He is an extremely experienced pilot and this was 30+ years ago, a different time. He is an incredible guy and can tell you stories for hours, great stories.'