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Tanklord
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:22 am
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Jefferson DeBlanc, Medal of Honor winner and Marine Corps ace died Thursday at the age of 86. Here are the particulars: Jefferson DeBlanc

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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:58 am Post subject: Re: Another Ace flies his last mission

Chuck_71st
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:08 pm Post subject: Re: Another Ace flies his last mission
Check this, www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLRHaHpJTMk www.youtube.com/watch?...re=related

Uhu_Fledermaus
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Another Ace flies his last mission

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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: Another Ace flies his last mission
- Chuck_71st Check this, www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLRHaHpJTMk www.youtube.com/watch?...re=related Saddened but talk about courage and balls... watch it S! (nice use of IL-2 btw) _________________ System: Mobo - Asus P5N32 E-SLI, RAM - Corsair 2GB 6400C4 DDR2, Graphics - GeForce 8800GTS 320mb GDDR3 PCI-Express, Proccessor - Intel CPU Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz 1066FSB LGA775 4MB cache.

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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: Another Ace flies his last mission
I wish IL2 looked that good, but its not.

Kitform
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: Another Ace flies his last mission
- Chuck_71st I wish IL2 looked that good, but its not. ??? It was IL-2, wasn't it ? or FB or PF, can't remember what planes are it what version...Been so long...<sigh> Excellent documentary though. What courage to fly a mission with a leaking fuel tank knowing you won't make it home. S!

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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: Another Ace flies his last mission
Its a show called "Dogfights" its computer animation.

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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: Another Ace flies his last mission
great story. _________________

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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:46 am Post subject: Re: Another Ace flies his last mission
That's a Cajun for you. It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. I was privledged enough to meet him a few years ago. I bet ATC's had a a lot of fun with his accent!

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