Comments on: Eddie Rickenbacker and Six Other People Survive a B-17 Crash and Three Weeks Lost in the Pacific Ocean http://www.historynet.com/eddie-rickenbacker-and-six-other-people-survive-a-b-17-crash-and-three-weeks-lost-in-the-pacific-ocean.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eddie-rickenbacker-and-six-other-people-survive-a-b-17-crash-and-three-weeks-lost-in-the-pacific-ocean From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Clifford Lobien http://www.historynet.com/eddie-rickenbacker-and-six-other-people-survive-a-b-17-crash-and-three-weeks-lost-in-the-pacific-ocean.htm#comment-290026 Clifford Lobien Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:15:46 +0000 #comment-290026 My Dad met Lieutenant John De Angelis some time after the crash in the Pacific Ocean. Dad told me he asked De Angelis about the ordeal. Dad said that De Angelis was very bitter about it. He said that Rickenbacker refused to take the time to replace some of the navigation equipments that may have been damaged in a runway accident (ground loop? If I remember what dad said but I can't be sure.) At any rate, I know that Dad said that De Angelis said that Rickenbacker blamed him and that he, De Angelis thought Rickenbacker was a (Dad's word quoted from De Angelis "prick") I remember this quite clearly because i was doing a report on Rickenbacker for school. I thought Rickenbacker was great but what Dad told me changed my opinion a bit. I don' remember Dad ever using bad language to describe anyone. The word "Prick" stood out at the time and some 47 or 48 years later, still does. My dad was a navigator 1st Lt Bernard Lobien if you need to know I believe what Dad said is true...Can you verify any of this? My Dad met Lieutenant John De Angelis some time after the crash in the Pacific Ocean. Dad told me he asked De Angelis about the ordeal. Dad said that De Angelis was very bitter about it. He said that Rickenbacker refused to take the time to replace some of the navigation equipments that may have been damaged in a runway accident (ground loop? If I remember what dad said but I can't be sure.) At any rate, I know that Dad said that De Angelis said that Rickenbacker blamed him and that he, De Angelis thought Rickenbacker was a (Dad's word quoted from De Angelis "prick") I remember this quite clearly because i was doing a report on Rickenbacker for school. I thought Rickenbacker was great but what Dad told me changed my opinion a bit. I don' remember Dad ever using bad language to describe anyone. The word "Prick" stood out at the time and some 47 or 48 years later, still does.
My dad was a navigator 1st Lt Bernard Lobien if you need to know
I believe what Dad said is true…Can you verify any of this?

]]> By: Phil Gudenschwager http://www.historynet.com/eddie-rickenbacker-and-six-other-people-survive-a-b-17-crash-and-three-weeks-lost-in-the-pacific-ocean.htm#comment-4555 Phil Gudenschwager Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:18:22 +0000 #comment-4555 Col. Tom Classen, this is about the Eddie Rickenbacker lost at sea ordeal. All best wishes. Phil Gudenschwager, 11bga Col. Tom Classen, this is about the Eddie Rickenbacker lost at sea ordeal. All best wishes.

Phil Gudenschwager, 11bga

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