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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: TEShaw on December 01, 2010, 08:54:51 PM

Title: Kiffen Rockwell sign
Post by: TEShaw on December 01, 2010, 08:54:51 PM

I was driving south on Merrimon toward downtown Asheville when a sign by the side of the road said: 'Kiffen Rockwell home 200 feet to the west; first American to shoot down a German plane in World War One.' While I couldn't stop, my heart broke.

That's about it.

Have a nice day.

regards, T. E. Shaw

Title: Re: Kiffen Rockwell sign
Post by: Treize69 on December 01, 2010, 09:04:51 PM

I assume this sign?

(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:3SYiWhmI13QwgM:http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=273274178904&id=1e71e6b9e5cea7a3856045704d969b2e&t=1)

(http://earlyaviators.com/americainegroup.jpg)

Second from the right.  

(http://www.neam.org/lafescweb/images/conf3_rockwreck.jpg)

And this, unfortunately, was the wreckage of his Nieuport. :salute