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Offline Captain Virgil Hilts

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« Reply #30 on: November 06, 2006, 08:39:04 AM »
Chennault was flying missions? I never saw Chennault credited with missions or victories in World War II.
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Offline Nifty

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« Reply #31 on: November 06, 2006, 10:00:48 AM »
Dunno about the rest of the world, but I'd say Boyington in the US. My guess is if you asked someone not well versed in WWII lore about Yeager, they'd just mention he broke the sound barrier. Ask about Boyington, and they'd say "black sheep" and "corsair (or at least the plane with the funny looking wings)." Yeager is more well known, but not as a WWII fighter pilot.

You ask the majority of the US about Bong, and they'll think you're talking about a water bong. :p
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Offline Mathman

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« Reply #32 on: November 06, 2006, 10:10:11 AM »
David McCampbell pops into my mind.  Jimmy Thach and Butch O'Hare as well.  Then again, I am biased and don't represent the public at large.
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« Reply #33 on: November 06, 2006, 10:48:44 AM »
You know what the really sad thing is?  Mention any of these pilots outside of this community and people will say "Who's that"?  They would probably say George Washington.

But, If I was to say the most famous would be Boyington.  Just because of the TV series.  But my personal favorites are Yeager, Bader, Hartmann, and Jan Zumbach.  

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Offline Debonair

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« Reply #34 on: November 06, 2006, 02:13:40 PM »
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Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
Chennault was flying missions? I never saw Chennault credited with missions or victories in World War II.


IIRC, God is My Co-pilot author Robert Lee Scott wrote in one of his books about Chennault flying combat & scoring in Chinese built Cr.32s before the AVG was around
i think it was in With Chennault in China.
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« Reply #35 on: November 06, 2006, 03:45:07 PM »
the germans had the best pilots and for the first 3 years, 39 - 42, had the best aircraft

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« Reply #36 on: November 06, 2006, 11:23:30 PM »
Children's author Roald Dahl is pretty well known too

Iirc he flew Hurricanes in Greece & Crete

you can kind of quantify who is most famous by who's name pull up the most pages in google
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Offline Masherbrum

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« Reply #37 on: November 06, 2006, 11:31:14 PM »
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how it is to have nazi as an idol?


I idolized Rommel as a kid, and have more than 30 books about him, that I have purchased since age 13.    He was a gentlemen among a bunch a power hungry hate mongers.  

Heck, he was quoted upon being promoted to Field Marshal: "I'd rather him have sent me one more division instead."   He also BLATANTLY disobeyed Hitler's order to Kill POW's.   He ate the same food his own troops did.  

I guess I'm a Nazi.
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« Reply #38 on: November 06, 2006, 11:34:35 PM »
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David McCampbell pops into my mind.  Jimmy Thach and Butch O'Hare as well.  Then again, I am biased and don't represent the public at large.


McCampbell, 9 in a sortie!     Math, you and I have talked about him on MANY a nights in the old MA.
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« Reply #39 on: November 06, 2006, 11:51:37 PM »
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Children's author Roald Dahl is pretty well known too

Iirc he flew Hurricanes in Greece & Crete

you can kind of quantify who is most famous by who's name pull up the most pages in google


Roald Dahl almost died when he crashed around where Israel is today.  He might have been a little north, I forget.  The swelling in his head was so severe that he couldn't see for 6 months.

He also met his bombshell wife who was the nurse for him.


Really interesting character.  Read his auto-biographies.
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Offline Arlo

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« Reply #40 on: November 07, 2006, 12:45:15 AM »
The very first WWII ace I ever heard about was ... yeah ... Pappy.

Nobody watch Baa Baa Blacksheep here?

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