The Sleeping Pilot

IN JULY OF 1943, it was the same as now: sunshine was a treasured commodity in Oxfordshire, England. So, even in the middle of a war, when the sun came out and the guns were quiet, young men would do the natural thing and enjoy it in the most natural of ways: with an afternoon nap. The war be damned.

-  BUDD DAVISSON

So, what does a 21-year-old pilot, in this case, Capt. Thomas B. O’Bannon of the 13th Photo Sq., 7th PRG at Mt. Farm, dream about while snoozing next to his mount? Does he think of his next mission? Does he see himself and his F-5A Lightning “Dim View” flying high above the action, photographing other young men dying far below? Is he thinking, as others do, how unwise it is to go into combat armed with cameras instead of g