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Offline Saxman

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« Reply #60 on: August 29, 2006, 09:24:45 PM »
"Skipper's Orchid" of HQSS-22

Ron White says you can't fix stupid. I beg to differ. Stupid will usually sort itself out, it's just a matter of making sure you're not close enough to become collateral damage.

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« Reply #61 on: September 03, 2006, 05:26:37 PM »
Awsome work Sax.

I've mentioned this before, on those outlying bases like Munda the Marine squadrons pooled their aircraft and their ground crews. The confusion over whos plane it was probably comes from THEY (214 or 222) didnt know whos it was. Obviously there were records, but many things as you know get passed on word of mouth without thinking later it might be important. One guy from 222 says "we wrecked BuNo #####" and one guy from 214 says the same thing to someone else.

60 years later we have to wonder whos plane it was. :)

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« Reply #62 on: September 03, 2006, 06:48:00 PM »
I think the actual Navy/USMC record on Marine's Dream is VMF-222, so that's what I'm going with.
Ron White says you can't fix stupid. I beg to differ. Stupid will usually sort itself out, it's just a matter of making sure you're not close enough to become collateral damage.