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Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: Rafe35 on July 17, 2004, 09:33:31 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/07/17/obit.sweeney.ap/index.html

RIP Charles W. Sweeney
Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: Masherbrum on July 17, 2004, 09:42:45 PM
<> Because of you I spent 25 years with my grandfather, and many did as well on both sides.

Karaya
Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: FUNKED1 on July 17, 2004, 10:10:00 PM
Man I hope he got his story ready.  :)
Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: AWMac on July 17, 2004, 10:47:48 PM
I thought it was the Bomberdier that dropped the bomb, not the pilot.

:rolleyes:
Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: Martlet on July 17, 2004, 10:56:50 PM
He flew both missions, too.
Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: Bodhi on July 17, 2004, 11:11:59 PM
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Originally posted by AWMac
I thought it was the Bomberdier that dropped the bomb, not the pilot.

:rolleyes:


don't be an stunninghunk
Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: Eagler on July 18, 2004, 12:55:19 AM
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Originally posted by FUNKED1
Man I hope he got his story ready.  :)


hehe

not many get an entire city to come out and greet ya :)
Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: Gunslinger on July 18, 2004, 01:04:59 AM
be prepared for the "USA is evil for dropping a bomb when it wasnt nescesary thread even though most that will make the argument werent even born when it happend argument"

though rip
Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: AWMac on July 18, 2004, 01:10:43 AM
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Originally posted by Bodhi
don't be an stunninghunk



Hey I have Freedoms!  The right to be an stunninghunk is allowed, thought you whould have known that Bodhi from some of yer past posts.



:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: Gunslinger on July 18, 2004, 01:24:41 AM
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Originally posted by AWMac
Hey I have Freedoms!  The right to be an stunninghunk is aloud, thought you whould have known that Bodhi from some of yer past posts.



:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl


Mac even though you are from OK I'd say with what you've been through the last two weeks you have the right to be just that.
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Post by: Maverick on July 18, 2004, 08:10:26 AM
RIP and a heartfelt .

AFAIAC he has nothing to answer to any more than any other combatant in that war.
Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: AWMac on July 18, 2004, 08:26:18 AM
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Originally posted by Gunslinger
Mac even though you are from OK I'd say with what you've been through the last two weeks you have the right to be just that.



Thank you Gunslinger.  My intent wasn't to be an stunninghunk. I was
just trying to correct his statement. I've reread my statement over and over again and didn't see where I was an arse hole. His statement should have read "...was the pilot of the plane that dropped the bomb on Nagisaki."

:D
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Post by: Masherbrum on July 18, 2004, 04:08:32 PM
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Originally posted by AWMac
Thank you Gunslinger.  My intent wasn't to be an stunninghunk. I was
just trying to correct his statement. I've reread my statement over and over again and didn't see where I was an arse hole. His statement should have read "...was the pilot of the plane that dropped the bomb on Nagisaki."

:D


You ain't an stunninghunk Macca.  <> Bro.  How's the "TV" nipper coming along? :)

Karaya
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Post by: Saurdaukar on July 18, 2004, 04:15:29 PM


Given the choice between 100,000 and 1,000,000 I'll side with Truman and drop the extra zero.
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Post by: Martlet on July 18, 2004, 04:36:23 PM
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Originally posted by Saurdaukar


Given the choice between 100,000 and 1,000,000 I'll side with Truman and drop the extra zero.


Given the choice between 100,000 of theirs and 1 of ours, I'd drop it.

Anyone read "Flyboys"?  Didn't our firebombing campaign kill more than the nukes?
Title: Pilot who dropped atom bomb on Nagasaki dies at 84
Post by: Masherbrum on July 18, 2004, 07:20:33 PM
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Originally posted by Martlet
Given the choice between 100,000 of theirs and 1 of ours, I'd drop it.

Anyone read "Flyboys"?  Didn't our firebombing campaign kill more than the nukes?


Yes.  Some figures number into just over 1 million.   Yes, WAY more than the nukes.

Karaya