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Offline thorsim

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R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« on: October 07, 2009, 06:26:00 PM »


Lt. General Gunther Rall
March 10th, 1918 - October 4, 2009

General Rall passed away after suffering a heart attack on September 2nd.

He was 91 years old.

Rest in peace, sir.

Mark Copeland

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=18442



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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2009, 06:40:30 PM »
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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2009, 06:44:37 PM »
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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2009, 06:47:43 PM »
<S> to him, and to WW2 veteran pilots on all sides.
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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2009, 06:57:57 PM »
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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2009, 07:07:20 PM »
 :salute to a true ace
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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2009, 07:15:56 PM »
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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2009, 07:36:41 PM »
Always sad to see one of the legends go. But he had a good, long life!  :salute

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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2009, 07:42:30 PM »
Salute
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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2009, 09:18:50 PM »
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That guy was  a bad ass.
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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2009, 10:06:13 PM »
Hell of a guy.
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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2009, 10:30:48 PM »
may he continue to fly the skies were he is now <S>  :salute :salute :salute :salute
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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2009, 12:05:29 AM »
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Re: R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2009, 12:31:32 AM »
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