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Offline mbailey

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Gunther Rall has passed
« on: October 07, 2009, 06:44:30 AM »
I saw this in another thread, and figured he deserved his own.



Gunther Rall died at his home in Germany on October 4, 2009.

<S> Mr Rall
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Offline BlauK

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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2009, 06:51:39 AM »
I think the heart attack was not just 2 days earlier, but over a month earlier.

I am glad I had a chance to meet this fine gentleman a year or two ago.

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Offline Strip

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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2009, 07:29:51 AM »
Clear skies and tailwinds forever....

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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2009, 07:31:13 AM »



:salute

RIP GR.
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Offline Reschke

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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2009, 07:55:07 AM »
Someone from this group was scheduled to meet with him...maybe Angus...I wonder if he got the chance.
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Offline Saurdaukar

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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2009, 08:20:54 AM »
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Offline OOZ662

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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2009, 08:24:44 AM »
Quote from: Reschke on October 07, 2009, 07:55:07 AM
Someone from this group was scheduled to meet with him...maybe Angus...I wonder if he got the chance.

Yep. He said it was "on Sunday" on Sept 8th.

:salute Gunther Rall.
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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2009, 08:27:01 AM »
 :salute

Fair skies, Gunther, for your fine service of a country desperately in need.

Germans deserve more respect than they get.

Viel Gluck!
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Offline TwinEng

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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2009, 08:49:19 AM »
But what about all of the relatives of all of the hundreds of British, Russian, and American airmen that he shot down?

Just think of all of the sweethearts and wives he must have devastated, as well as all of the fatherless children he must have created.

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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2009, 08:50:58 AM »
Quote from: TwinEng on October 07, 2009, 08:49:19 AM
But what about all of the relatives of all of the hundreds of British, Russian, and American airmen that he shot down?

Just think of all of the sweethearts and wives he must have devastated, as well as all of the fatherless children he must have created.

Great place to troll...
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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2009, 08:53:22 AM »
Quote from: TwinEng on October 07, 2009, 08:49:19 AM
But what about all of the relatives of all of the hundreds of British, Russian, and American airmen that he shot down?

Just think of all of the sweethearts and wives he must have devastated, as well as all of the fatherless children he must have created.

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I agree with the statement above, but however you have to look at it from a different point of view. What about chuck yeager? you could say the same for him, yet  hes a war hero.

In war, most of these men just did what they had to do to live, and go back home to their families, they did not care about the war or why they were fighting, they just wanted to go back home to their families.
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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2009, 08:55:47 AM »
Quote from: TwinEng on October 07, 2009, 08:49:19 AM
But what about all of the relatives of all of the hundreds of British, Russian, and American airmen that he shot down?

Just think of all of the sweethearts and wives he must have devastated, as well as all of the fatherless children he must have created.

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You really don't see things both ways do you when you post? Because anyone can easily turn all of that around on you, what you just said. Sad to say, but it happens in war. You're just too stupid to see both sides of a story.


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Offline TwinEng

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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2009, 08:57:02 AM »
Quote from: OOZ662 on October 07, 2009, 08:50:58 AM
Great place to troll...


There are two sides to every war.   Just think of all of the lives that could have been saved, if Capt Joseph Powers, Jr had succeeded in killing Rall, instead of just wounding him.


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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2009, 09:15:42 AM »
 :salute
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Offline klingan

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Re: Gunther Rall has passed
« Reply #14 on: October 07, 2009, 10:01:30 AM »

 :salute

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