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Originally posted by citydogisu
cant find the history of the phrase
"you're shitting me"
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Old Air Force lore states that the the (in)famous expletive expressing disbelief started in a pilot's ready room during the Vietnam War. When they asked for volunteers to fly the "Wild Weasel" air-defense suppression missions, Capt. Jack Donovan stood and said: "You gotta be sh*tting me!" Soon, it became the unofficial motto of the Wild Weasels.
Early Wild Weasel tactics were primitive, and in some cases, suicidal, especially going after the well defended cities of Hanoi and Haiphong. Going after antiaircraft radar, cannon and missile sites is not conducive to a long life! Two Weasel pilots (Leo Thorsness and Merlyn Dethlefsen) earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam flying Wild Weasel missions.