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re: 8th Air force last operational loss in WW2
Posted on 5/8/25 at 3:45 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Posted on 5/8/25 at 3:45 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Another CSB ... my friend (who is a little olde than me - 55) was a late in life baby for his father, who was also in 8th AF in WWII.
He was shot down and landed in Poland. He was found by the Russians who returned him to the west via the Balkans, Beirut, Cairo and back around to France and then England.
He has a bad arse pic of his dad and his flight crew in front of the pyramids in Cairo.
He was shot down and landed in Poland. He was found by the Russians who returned him to the west via the Balkans, Beirut, Cairo and back around to France and then England.
He has a bad arse pic of his dad and his flight crew in front of the pyramids in Cairo.
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Posted on 5/8/25 at 3:48 pm to Ozarkshillbilly
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Now, it's take this course so you don't offend someone, then complete this paperwork and double check your email...
I keep in touch with a lot of fighter pilots, none of which have this mentality
and if their bosses do it's with a wink and a nod
Posted on 5/8/25 at 4:04 pm to 777Tiger
Sad to say, I've seen plenty of fighter and bomber pilots get stars and then become clerks. In the last 5 years or so, the good ones eventually got fired or put out to pasture at O-6 for towing the party line
Posted on 5/8/25 at 4:17 pm to Ozarkshillbilly
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good ones eventually got fired or put out to pasture at O-6 for towing the party
I do a lot of reunions with former Vietnam POWs, my favorite is the Freedom Flyers reunion at Randolph, one thing I love about this one, and the Freedom Flyers are well aware, is that the younger guys see the bond, tradition, and purpose, and it kind of keeps it alive
Posted on 5/9/25 at 8:21 am to WWII Collector
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Is that your uncles pic... awesome
Yes that is my great uncle's picture. He is not the one shaking General Anderson's had. He is the second from the left in the picture.
ETA: Here he is shaking the general's hand.
ETA: Here is a picture of his side of the cockpit after the shell hit.
This post was edited on 5/9/25 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 5/9/25 at 8:23 am to bigjoe1
So many potential great men thrown into the wood chipper.
By potential, I don't mean they weren't showing greatness then, I meant more potential business leaders, fathers, doctors, ect.
By potential, I don't mean they weren't showing greatness then, I meant more potential business leaders, fathers, doctors, ect.
This post was edited on 5/9/25 at 8:24 am
Posted on 5/9/25 at 8:31 am to Jcorye1
Oh I understand what you meant. Families destinies were altered forever. For a generation that was an empty place at Christmas dinner.
My Dad had an uncle who was killed in France in Aug. of 1918. I don't think my grandparents ever quite got over it.
My Dad had an uncle who was killed in France in Aug. of 1918. I don't think my grandparents ever quite got over it.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 8:50 am to Spaceman Spiff
We went to that museum back @ 2002. It was fantastic.
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