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Offline 4Prop

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first-hand combat accounts of WWII pilots
« on: May 15, 2012, 01:39:05 PM »
http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=1119180171

there is alot of video of combat pilots telling their tales

he also became friends with him after the war, as well as cleared Hub Zemke from a 109
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Offline Hawk78th

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Re: first-hand combat accounts of WWII pilots
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2012, 04:06:05 PM »
 I especially liked Robert "Shorty" Rankin's  tales of being in the 61FS  56FG...

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Re: first-hand combat accounts of WWII pilots
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2012, 04:08:30 PM »
Quote from: Hawk78th on May 15, 2012, 04:06:05 PM
I especially liked Robert "Shorty" Rankin's  tales of being in the 61FS  56FG...

:aok

As did I
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Offline Groth

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Re: first-hand combat accounts of WWII pilots
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2012, 07:34:16 PM »
 Ah yes..4prop..you wicked, wicked purveyor of flying video links! Just spent 6(SIX) hours(HOURS!) watchin watermelon from DC-7 thru Super Chb, WW2 flers interviews and DC-3 stuff.... may you never pass an air field w/o having to stop... :)
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Offline kilo2

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Re: first-hand combat accounts of WWII pilots
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2012, 08:03:51 PM »
good video makes me want to fly a jug.
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Offline oakranger

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Re: first-hand combat accounts of WWII pilots
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2012, 08:25:03 PM »
WOW!  What a great story.   Thanks!   :salute
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Offline Jappa52

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Re: first-hand combat accounts of WWII pilots
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2012, 08:29:59 PM »
That was wonderful. What an adventure, drafted and supposedly in for only a year... 32 years later he retires.
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Offline Seanaldinho

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Re: first-hand combat accounts of WWII pilots
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2012, 09:50:32 PM »
Quote from: Groth on May 16, 2012, 07:34:16 PM
may you never pass an air field w/o having to stop... :)

I cant help it even without being cursed. We were on vacation in Orlando driving to Disney, Oh hello an airport we'll just stop in see if anything interesting is out.  ;)
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