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Title: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: Bino on August 26, 2010, 08:10:37 AM

Marcel Albert, one of the leading French fighters pilots of World War II, died Monday in Harlingen, Texas at the age of 92.

Fair skies and happy landings!   :salute

(http://aerostories.free.fr/pil_cha_fr/albert/albert01.jpg)

(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/08/26/world/ALBERT-obit/ALBERT-obit-articleInline.jpg)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/world/europe/26albert.html?ref=todayspaper (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/world/europe/26albert.html?ref=todayspaper)

http://aerostories.free.fr/pil_cha_fr/albert/page2.html (http://aerostories.free.fr/pil_cha_fr/albert/page2.html)

Title: Re: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: Dichotomy on August 26, 2010, 08:47:52 AM

 :salute

Title: Re: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: zack1234 on August 26, 2010, 09:09:11 AM

How many Jerries did he bag? :neener:

Title: Re: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: Larry on August 26, 2010, 10:13:24 AM

Quote from: zack1234 on August 26, 2010, 09:09:11 AM

How many Jerries did he bag? :neener:

23

 :salute


Edit: some sources also say 24 and 22.

Title: Re: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: Bruv119 on August 26, 2010, 12:11:53 PM

Quote from: Larry on August 26, 2010, 10:13:24 AM

23

 :salute


Edit: some sources also say 24 and 22.

 :salute

Title: Re: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: TEShaw on August 26, 2010, 12:38:59 PM

Yikes!

Title: Re: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: Pigslilspaz on August 26, 2010, 05:42:27 PM

 :salute

one of history's few that taught me that the French flag didn't get dipped into a bucket of bleach

Title: Re: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: DrBone1 on August 26, 2010, 05:43:34 PM

 :salute :salute :salute

Title: Re: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: Plazus on August 26, 2010, 05:50:44 PM

 :salute

Title: Re: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: BulletVI on August 26, 2010, 07:13:45 PM

 :salute :salute

Title: Re: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: ozrocker on August 27, 2010, 06:10:34 AM

 :salute

Title: Re: R.I.P. Marcel Albert
Post by: pipz on August 27, 2010, 07:31:57 AM

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Looks like he lived a very busy life.