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#41
01-04-2007, 10:01 AM
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Re: WW2 nose art *caution for younger viewers*
My Gramps. WWII fighter pilot. Flew P47's then P51's. Shot down over Germany in a P51-D. POW at Stalag Luft 1 for many months. Just lost him 2 years ago. My mentor, my hero.
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#42
01-04-2007, 05:07 PM
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Re: WW2 nose art *caution for younger viewers*
Wow...hope you got to record his story some way. I search out WWII vets all the time to hear their stories.
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#43
01-04-2007, 05:11 PM
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Re: WW2 nose art *caution for younger viewers*
To your Gramps Dana...
  .We all live today because of what he and others fought so bravely for...sadly most of us have no idea nor ever will understand! . ~ Pete 
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#44
01-04-2007, 07:01 PM
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Re: WW2 nose art *caution for younger viewers*
He wouldn't talk about it often, but when he did I listened! They could have made a movie about him. It would have been like a WWII "Top Gun" He was disciplined for buzzing towers, wrecking a P47 on the runway, touching wing tips with his buddy during exercises, etc. When they came to the POW camp to free the occupants they were told to stay there until transportation came, etc. He went into the German offices, found his file (which we still have, all in German handwriting but still neat) then "borrowed" a horse from a village and toured the area. An amazing man as I am sure many others were. Treated pretty poorly in that camp. Said his faith in God is all that got him through it. Sorry to rattle on. This thread just made me think about him and thought I would share a pic. God Bless all our armed forces and their families!
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#45
01-04-2007, 07:36 PM
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Re: WW2 nose art *caution for younger viewers*
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[/ QUOTE ] What a magnificent photo. He's sitting in a North American P-51D Mustang that has a British Spitfire rear-view mirror attached to the upper windscreen. The gunsight is covered in the photo, probably for reasons of secrecy. He was probably about 24 then? Think of it: being 24 years old flying escort at 30,000 feet over Germany in a P-51 watching for Germans coming up to attack the bombers---and you could be killed at any moment. In most squadrons anyone over 25 was considered an "old man." Incredible.
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#47
01-31-2007, 06:50 PM
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Re: WW2 nose art *caution for younger viewers*
Here's a link to some Canadian WW2 Nose Art...don't miss the 427 Squadron!!! .
http://www.rcaf.com/6group/noseart.html Lest we forget! . ~ Pete
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