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Offline Ghosth

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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2010, 06:20:06 AM »
Angus is correct as usual.

Look up the "Rape of Nanking"
Don't see anyone talking about that anymore either.

We as history, and aviation buffs try to recreate the better things that came out of that war.

The selflessness, the courage, the willingness to give your all for your country.
We honor those concepts and the memories of those who died by flying the planes.

We do not honor the death march of Baatan, or the firebombing of Dresden.
Nor hundreds of similar acts by all country's involved.

We do not mention them, we leave them buried in the ashes of millions of peoples lives.
And we try very hard not to disturb their slumbers.
Show some respect for the dead, on all sides.
Let them rest in peace.





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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2010, 08:46:26 AM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2010, 12:02:26 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #18 on: June 13, 2010, 01:52:07 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #19 on: June 13, 2010, 04:45:28 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #20 on: June 13, 2010, 07:10:02 PM »
The levelling of cities is called "total war".  That's why, growing up in the 50's and 60's, we practiced air raid drills until we realized that, if the nuclear button was really pushed, hiding under a desk wasn't going to do us much good anyway.  They never asked us if we wanted to participate; it was just something we did, like saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

But I still love me a good WW2 aircraft slideshow.  :rock
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #21 on: June 13, 2010, 08:20:16 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #22 on: June 13, 2010, 08:50:35 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #23 on: June 13, 2010, 09:04:25 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #24 on: June 13, 2010, 09:30:10 PM »
I feel sad for those guys, as a pilot, as a human. They are horriific photos. I just spent the weekend flying as my job. No one shot at me, no one died, thank God. If the pictures were of Luftwaffe, or Regia Aeronautica or RAF. it would be equally stomach churning. Young men dying.Tragic and sad. No need for glib politicised statements. The video says it all.

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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #25 on: June 13, 2010, 09:42:00 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #26 on: June 13, 2010, 10:05:46 PM »
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« Reply #27 on: June 13, 2010, 10:08:55 PM »
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« Reply #28 on: June 13, 2010, 11:52:43 PM »
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Re: WWII Allied Bombers, a chilling reminder
« Reply #29 on: June 14, 2010, 02:51:03 AM »
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