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05-08-2008, 04:10 AM
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    | a very fascinating story. this story brought tears to my eyes. now THAT man was an honorable Luftwaffe pilot. he changes my mind about Luftwaffe pilots. snopes.com: Charlie Brown the cool thing is, they both lived near me! one in my state, and the other in Vancouver, BC
__________________ THANKS NJACO FOR THE SIG PIC!! Southern Comfort III of the 8th Air Force, 44th Bombardment Group.  Captain George R. Insley (pilot) commanding, Rudolph Jandreau Engineer/top turret gunner |
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05-08-2008, 04:27 AM
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| Very cool page...Thanks Some were out there an artist did a painting of this ...That how I first knew about it...Theres one of the painting at the Planes of Fame in Vail Arizona.. (  ...As an artist my self.. I "should" of got the name of the painter...Yes Haztoys has dropped the ball...) |
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05-08-2008, 01:45 PM
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|  a cant say anithig more
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05-08-2008, 03:23 PM
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| The Pop-Tart Whisperer   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
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| Heres one painting - Military Photos . net and heres a pretty cool site about Charlie Brown Charles L Brown, B-17 Pilot
__________________  "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/ Last edited by Njaco; 05-08-2008 at 03:32 PM. |
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05-08-2008, 04:01 PM
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__________________  "A good fighter pilot, like a good boxer, should have a knockout punch..... You will find one attack you prefer to all others. Work on it till you can do it to perfection... then use it whenever possible." - Captain Reade Tilley, USAAF 7 Victories, WW-II - |
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05-08-2008, 08:19 PM
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| damn, that's an awesome picture. thanks, Njaco!
__________________ THANKS NJACO FOR THE SIG PIC!! Southern Comfort III of the 8th Air Force, 44th Bombardment Group. Captain George R. Insley (pilot) commanding, Rudolph Jandreau Engineer/top turret gunner |
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05-08-2008, 10:27 PM
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| The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
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| Thanks, its a great story.
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05-09-2008, 12:05 AM
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| no doubt of it! it changed my mind about some of the LW pilots. of course, every faction had a lot of jerk pilots/soldiers/sailors. that man was an honorable pilot.
__________________ THANKS NJACO FOR THE SIG PIC!! Southern Comfort III of the 8th Air Force, 44th Bombardment Group. Captain George R. Insley (pilot) commanding, Rudolph Jandreau Engineer/top turret gunner |
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05-09-2008, 01:13 AM
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| Thanks Njaco...One day I will own a copy of that panting...I think I read the German flyer let others go too... |
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05-09-2008, 01:25 PM
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| Frikkin awesome!!!! Germany had some good men...just a bad system of gov't.
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05-11-2008, 10:24 AM
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| The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
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| There is also an old thread here about it. http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...iend-5982.html (When an Enemy Was a Friend) From what I've read, this was a single event by Stigler. He actually tried a few times to turn the bomber back towards Germany. It was a spur of the moment decision and nothing pre-planned. I believe it was his the only time he did this.
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