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05-24-2005, 06:54 PM
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Country:  | Anglo-Argentine pilots in action ˇˇˇ
Some history and images from the near 500 voluntary British breed argentine born pilots in the RAF.  | 
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05-24-2005, 06:59 PM
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Country: | July 4, 1944. The Argentine volunteer pilot Kent Charney shoot down his
first german airplane flying its Spitfite IXB (LO-B) escort by the Ace Pierre
Clostermann (LO-D) over the Normandie skies. 
All pictures used with the knowledge of his autor Carlos Garcia. | |
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05-24-2005, 07:03 PM
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Country: | Burma 1944. Two Hurricane Mk IIC attacks over the Ukhrul river a bridge used by Japanese's forces. The leadership was the Argentinean pilot "Dick" Lindsell DFC, 60 Squadron Commander. The plane name was "Suertudo" and the other side of the nose had painted an Argentinean comic named Patoruzú. Tail number MU-L (LE 264).  | |
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05-24-2005, 08:57 PM
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#4 | | Your ad here. ;)
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05-24-2005, 09:05 PM
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#5 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | Nice paintings! | |
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05-25-2005, 08:45 AM
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Country: | 2 profiles of the fighters above.
Spitfire Mk-IX 
Hurricane IIC  | |
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05-25-2005, 09:27 AM
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Country:  | great pics, all the people who came from neutral countries to fight deserve our praise- they decided to get involved themselves
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05-25-2005, 07:44 PM
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Country: | Smile, Adolph!. The paint show the Spitfire PR XIX over Germany skies flown by the argentine volunteer in the RAF, Stuart Haslam.   | |
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05-26-2005, 12:09 PM
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#9 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | that's an amazing painting.........
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05-26-2005, 03:48 PM
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#10 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Quite nice.  | |
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05-26-2005, 06:43 PM
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Country: | Netherlands Channel Hansweert under attack
The argentine F/O Ronnie Sheward launch its rockets against the channel's
flood gate in September 3, 1943 flying his Hurricane IV FJ-B (kx540). 
Hurricane, 164 Sdrn "Firmes Volamos"  | |
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05-26-2005, 06:56 PM
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| I love that pic of Lindsell's hurricane over Burma, I think I'll set that as a new desktop pic! Which site did these come from?
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05-27-2005, 12:38 AM
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Country: | Well, he'd be a bit silly for trying to stop you from advertising his paintings. They are quite remarkable, I must say. I love all of them.
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004  To those in that club. | |
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05-27-2005, 04:23 AM
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#15 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Love that Lancaster painting! Actually, I love 'em both.
Thanks for the links.  | |
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