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05-09-2009, 05:24 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cracow
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| James 'Jimmy' McCudden- the incredible story of Britain's red baron The incredible story of Britain's red baron: He was our first air ace, with 57 kills to his name - yet if war chiefs had their way we'd never have heard of him.... full story: The incredible story of Britain's red baron: He was our first air ace, with 57 kills to his name - yet if war chiefs had their way we'd never have heard of him | Mail Online
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05-09-2009, 05:59 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Colorado, USA
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| Good article but sad at the same time. Those young ace's often died in peculiar ways, not even related to combat.
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05-11-2009, 09:55 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Agreed.. I always admired McCudden, but it seems as though he should have died in a blaze of glory or something |
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