On Patrol staff Danny Kaye shared his special brand of comedy with troops through USO tours for years to come. In 1967, one of those tours took him to Vietnam where, after entertaining troops on the front lines for years, he made an astute observation. "All wars are the same - all terrible. All filled with the same horrors and tragedies," Kaye, then 54, told Stars and Stripes military.. Pilot Danny Kaye was instrument rated and flew everything from single engine planes to 737's. He flew both civilian as well as military issue aircraft and broke Mach 2 flying an F-104 Star Fighter.
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While many of his contemporaries donned military uniforms, Danny Kaye's wartime contribution took a different, but equally valuable, form. His energy and comedic genius were channeled into entertaining the troops stationed in the United States, bringing much-needed laughter and relief to those preparing to deploy or recuperating from service.. Danny flew twice the speed of sound! Edwards Air Force Base - November 25, 1962 "Danny Kaye receives a Mach 2 emblem after flying twice the speed of sound in an F-104 Starfighter over Edwards Air Force Base while making a documentary film. Col. Ray Vandiver pins the Mach 2 emblem on Kaye after the 30-minute flight at a speed up to 1,380 m.p.h.
