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07-07-2005, 11:32 AM
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#76 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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07-07-2005, 11:35 AM
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#77 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country:  | Hell Yeah I have it on originall Vynel.
__________________  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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07-07-2005, 11:39 AM
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#78 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Hold on to that one -
I want to put together a CD of corney flying songs - that one is on the top of the list!
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07-07-2005, 11:41 AM
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#79 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | Oh I will never get rid of it.
__________________ 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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07-26-2005, 07:02 PM
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#80 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: staffordshire
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| roy brown was tailing manfred after manfred latched onto the tail of a young naive canadian pilot,i did have this mans name somewhere i,ll look it up i think he may have been a corporal.anyhow manfred was concentrating so intensely roy caught him off guard forcing him lower.this is when the aussie gunners started to fire at the red triplane.while manfred was fired upon the young pilot escaped and flew off.there was a factual programme on british t.v about who actually caused the death of the red baron and even they couldnt come up with any conclussive answers.odds on it was the australian gunners.
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07-26-2005, 07:11 PM
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#81 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Country:  | The young, naive Canadian pilot was Captain Wilfrid (often misspelled as "Wilfred") "Wop" May. He was on his first combat flight. He and Roy Brown were in fact old Edmonton school chums. Wop May ended the war with 13 credited kills and would become a famous bush pilot.
BTW, take the narrative in the link with a grain of salt. It's a bit of a propaganda sheet, so not all of the "facts" may be quite accurate. http://www.bestcdn.com/primary/pride/may.htm | |
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07-28-2005, 06:11 AM
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#82 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | I dont think the mistery of the Red Baron will ever be proved and confirmed.
__________________ 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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08-06-2005, 09:19 PM
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#83 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Nonskimmer The young, naive Canadian pilot was Captain Wilfrid (often misspelled as "Wilfred") "Wop" May. He was on his first combat flight. He and Roy Brown were in fact old Edmonton school chums. Wop May ended the war with 13 credited kills and would become a famous bush pilot.
BTW, take the narrative in the link with a grain of salt. It's a bit of a propaganda sheet, so not all of the "facts" may be quite accurate. http://www.bestcdn.com/primary/pride/may.htm |
thanks for the useful info nonskimmer i enjoyed reading that.and i did laugh at the propoganda line. 
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08-07-2005, 08:09 AM
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#84 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Yeah it was interesting.
__________________ 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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08-07-2005, 04:11 PM
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#85 | | Senior Member
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| edward "mick" mannock the top scoring british pilot with 73 confirmed kills.an irishman flying in the rfc.alas the unfortunate soul killed close towards the wars close.and yet again an se5a pilot 
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08-08-2005, 07:19 AM
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#86 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | That seemed to be the fate of all the great ones. They die right before the end.
__________________ 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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08-08-2005, 08:16 AM
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#87 | | Senior Member
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| manfred was so close.yet again another top bloke got so close towards the end yet the finish line seemed so far away.
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08-10-2005, 02:01 PM
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#88 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | I think it is a great loss all of them. I wonder if Richthoffen would have flown in WW2 also?
__________________ 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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08-12-2005, 08:26 AM
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#89 | | Senior Member
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| Max Immelman, when he wasn't busy shooting his own propeller off with primitive synchronisation gear, developed many fighter combat techniques that were to become the standard in dogfighting, and was responsible for the term "Blue Max" of that particular medal.
He's got my vote. 
Of course Richtofen gets two votes for sheer charisma, reputation and deadliness.
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Me: thanks! I can make any variant out of this kit?
Renata: Adolf Galland had the fastest Emil in Germany.
Günther: the G-2 was good, very effective in Africa but otherwise the G was too heavy. I didn't like it.
Renata: What about the G-10. They say the Mustang is better but they're liars.
Günther: Yes the G-10 and K-4 were very good.
Me: so what you did during the war?
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08-12-2005, 08:43 AM
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#90 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Thats a good vote. I still go with Richthoffen out of historical reasons but Immelman is very worthy of the title also.
__________________ 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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