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Offline oboe

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R.I.P. Johnny Alison
« on: June 08, 2011, 12:20:50 PM »
Man we had some brave and skillful aviators.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Alison

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Re: R.I.P. Johnny Alison
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2011, 01:09:33 PM »
 :salute

Quite the fellow he was!  Stop and think where he had all been, and did what he had done.  P40 training in the UK and Russia?  Flying combat missions over S/SE Aisa?  Wow.
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Re: R.I.P. Johnny Alison
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2011, 02:17:38 PM »
Oboe, well said. :salute

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Re: R.I.P. Johnny Alison
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2011, 02:29:13 PM »
 :(  :salute
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Re: R.I.P. Johnny Alison
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2011, 03:50:53 PM »
 :salute


While in Russia during Germany invasion, did he and a wing man saw a few Ju-88s or He-111that he wanted to attack them. His wing man advised him not to because the U.S. was not in the war?
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