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Post #120,415
by jake123
10/8/03 12:23:36 AM
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New It was Brown
a fine Canadian pilot. Of course, another fine Canadian pilot from that war was the incomparable Billy Bishop, the leading ace to actually survive the war (unlike Ball and Ritchofen).
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Post #120,420
by deSitter
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10/8/03 12:46:23 AM
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New Re: It was Brown
Sorry mate. 'Twas an Aussie sergeant, C.B. Popkin, with a Vickers, from the ground. He had been watching Richthofen's low-level pursuit of a newbie who had got himself in trouble, and had trained his gun in the general direction of the action in case the Baron reappeared, which he did. After the salvo, the Baron lived long enough to make a rough landing in a field, about 20 seconds.

The forensic evidence indicated that the fatal shot came obliquely from the front side, and was travelling on an upward trajectory. A rear shot from a plane is ruled out.

Lucky shot for the sergeant, but the Baron was undefeated in the air. A fitting end.
-drl
Post #120,749
by dmarker
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10/10/03 8:50:19 AM
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New Yeah mate - you got it - was one uv us ut dun it

But those dope winged kite flyers in the air just couldn't accept that good ole aussie cunning took tha bastard out. Red Barron was & still is ours - all ours ! :-)

Ahhh well

Cheers Doug
Post #120,445
by drewk
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10/8/03 9:14:27 AM
10/8/03 9:40:08 AM
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New Reminds me of Sir Edmund Hillary
When George Mallory's body was found, Hillary was asked what he thought about the possibility that Mallory had summitted Everest nearly 30 years before him, Hillary [link|http://www.forbes.com/2003/06/11/cz_jc_0611feat.html|said]:
It's one thing to get to the top of a mountain, but it's not really a complete job until you get safely to the bottom.
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Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Expand Edited by drewk Oct. 8, 2003, 09:40:08 AM EDT
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     Who Killed the Red Baron? - (deSitter) - (13) - Oct. 7, 2003, 11:39:09 PM EDT
         Agreed - Excellent show. -NT - (Another Scott) - Oct. 7, 2003, 11:42:50 PM EDT
         It was Brown - (jake123) - (3) - Oct. 8, 2003, 12:23:36 AM EDT
             Re: It was Brown - (deSitter) - (1) - Oct. 8, 2003, 12:46:23 AM EDT
                 Yeah mate - you got it - was one uv us ut dun it - (dmarker) - Oct. 10, 2003, 08:50:19 AM EDT
             Reminds me of Sir Edmund Hillary - (drewk) - Oct. 8, 2003, 09:40:08 AM EDT
         Snoopy - (Silverlock) - (7) - Oct. 8, 2003, 10:58:30 AM EDT
             I think that was the first album I ever bought. <snif!> -NT - (Another Scott) - (4) - Oct. 8, 2003, 11:01:19 AM EDT
                 <weep>Me 2. </weep> -NT - (mmoffitt) - (3) - Oct. 8, 2003, 01:01:03 PM EDT
                     Re: <weep>Me 3. </weep> - (broomberg) - (2) - Oct. 8, 2003, 10:44:42 PM EDT
                         Hot Rod Lincoln - (jake123) - (1) - Oct. 9, 2003, 02:37:15 AM EDT
                             It was in the closing credits of the Beverly Hillbillies. - (static) - Oct. 9, 2003, 06:51:18 AM EDT
             Wow, it's up there in the mental attic - (deSitter) - (1) - Oct. 8, 2003, 03:24:39 PM EDT
                 Re: Wow, it's up there in the mental attic - (tuberculosis) - Oct. 8, 2003, 09:14:53 PM EDT

That's RattenSTEEN.
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