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09-01-2005, 12:55 PM
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#76 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Country:  | It's gotta be him. Man, that was almost twenty years ago now.  | 
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09-01-2005, 01:36 PM
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#77 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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Country:  | I met this guy when I was in elementary school - he used to come by in his WW1 uniform. His Camel is on display at the USAF museum at Daytom OH.
From the site "The Airdrome."
Before enlisting in the army, Vaughn learned to fly while attending Princeton University in 1917. He completed his flight training in England and was posted to 84 Squadron as an S.E.5a pilot in May 1918. Before his transfer to the United States Air Service on 27 August, he scored 7 victories while serving with the Royal Air Force. Vaughn scored his first two victories with the 17th Pursuit Squadron on 22 September 1918. Twice that day, he engaged Fokker D.VIIs, downing Friedrich Noltenius of Jasta 27 and Karl Bauerbfeind of Jasta 34 before his own Sopwith Camel was shot down by Wilhelm Neuenhofen of Jasta 27. Vaughn scored 4 more victories by the end of the war.
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09-01-2005, 01:51 PM
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#78 | | the old Sage
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere
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Country: | Fly am I assuming that Vaughn flew his Sop down and crashlanded when shot down by the German ?
another chap from 13.Sturm/JG 3, ace Walter Hagenah who probably flew the first air to air rocket mission when he vaporized 1 Mustang with his R4M's on his Me 262 !
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09-01-2005, 01:55 PM
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#79 | | the old Sage
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere
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Country: | another German ace from the Sturmgruppen of JG 3. RK winner Will Unger who passed away this June 2005. Will was always very kind to respond to my tons of questions with the help of his lovely daughter as Will was fighting a combination of physical problems.
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09-01-2005, 02:10 PM
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#80 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by Erich Fly am I assuming that Vaughn flew his Sop down and crashlanded when shot down by the German ? |  Yes - I'm assuming the one at the museum was his replacement mount.
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09-01-2005, 03:47 PM
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#81 | | the old Sage
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere
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Country: | intersting..........
ok another guy. 339th fg pilot Steve Aninian
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09-01-2005, 03:50 PM
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#82 | | the old Sage
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere
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Country: | Steve is a neat guy and runs the 339th fg newsletter, have had some great conversations over the phone and by mail and was kind enough to send me his full bio on himslef a special feature for only his grandchildren.
Here's Steve's mount the Mustang he used to score the 339ths first Me 262 kill "Baby Mine"
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09-01-2005, 04:10 PM
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#83 | | the old Sage
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere
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Country: | funny that this pic should be copyrighted as it is not his but the pilot himself.
Friend Klaus Mitterdorfer whom on the night of September 13/14, 1944 did one of the most unbelivable combats in his Bf 109G-6/AS of 10.(N)/JG 300. He shot down 2 Mossies of the LSNF strike force near Berlin confirmed !
info in our book
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09-01-2005, 06:01 PM
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#84 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Auburn,Alabama; USA
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Country: | Cool guys...Nice pics too!
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09-02-2005, 08:26 AM
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#85 | | "Shooter"
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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Country: | Great stuff Erich!
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09-04-2005, 08:43 AM
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#86 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country:  | Hey Erich just to keep you posted the guys I sent the letters to, have not written back yet.
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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09-12-2005, 03:14 PM
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#87 | | Konfused with a 'K'
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Turin, Italy
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Country:  | Hey how would I go about writing a letter to the USAF about their advertising and enrolling campaigns...its for some coursework at school...
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09-13-2005, 11:34 AM
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#88 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | Go to there website probably and it should have contact info, which is probably a recruiter.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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09-14-2005, 11:12 AM
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#89 | | Konfused with a 'K'
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Turin, Italy
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Country: | I tried that, but its all Americanised with the Zip codes and American style phone numbers, I was thinking about where to write a personal letter to..?
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09-14-2005, 12:30 PM
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#90 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | I dont know, what kind of info are you looking for. I know people in the Airforce.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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