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Offline Captain Virgil Hilts

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« on: July 27, 2005, 08:04:06 AM »
aero-news reports a P-51D went down yesterday at Oshkosh, the pilot was killed. No further details released. Updates may be found later today at http://www.aero-news.net

Damn.:(
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Offline Captain Virgil Hilts

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« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2005, 11:33:45 AM »
Pilot/owner Richards James was confirmed as being the pilot of "Donna Mite", the P-51D that crashed yesterday at Oshkosh. Richard James, 67, was killed.
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Offline Hawklore

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« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2005, 11:41:36 AM »
It's cause they new, younger, pilots...
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« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2005, 11:47:36 AM »
Sad news.
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Stay thirsty my friends.

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« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2005, 12:35:40 PM »
RIP, Fair skies and tailwinds...
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Offline Captain Virgil Hilts

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« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2005, 12:40:26 PM »
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Originally posted by Hawklore
It's cause they new, younger, pilots...


I have to ask. WTF is this supposed to mean?:rolleyes:
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Offline Hangtime

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« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2005, 12:51:57 PM »
he's a kid. No respect for the competence of the *ahem* 'elderly'. The fact that the guy had more time in the air, in type, than he's had beathing and walking around matters not a bit.
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« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2005, 02:11:52 PM »
Hawklore - this will help you out: reading comprehension



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