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Legendary fighter pilot Robin Olds dies
Air Force Print News ^
| 6/15/2007
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Posted on 06/15/2007 3:51:18 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar
I think this guy was featured in one of the History Channels "Dogfights" programs. The amazing things those pilots did is incredible.
God Speed!
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posted on
06/15/2007 3:52:52 PM PDT
by
The Iceman Cometh
(Democrats In Control! (Where's my friggin' free stuff?))
To: Jet Jaguar
“Dogfights” on History Channel did an excellent episode of some of his missions.
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posted on
06/15/2007 3:54:06 PM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
06/15/2007 3:55:49 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
("Baby steps to the elevator...")
To: Jet Jaguar
I’m Sad to hear of Robins passing.He was a great Man and a great combat pilot.Something the U.S.A.F. will be needing more of in the future.
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posted on
06/15/2007 3:56:10 PM PDT
by
puppypusher
(The world is going to the dogs.)
To: Jet Jaguar
What a full life! R.I.P to this ancient of Pelicans...
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posted on
06/15/2007 3:56:29 PM PDT
by
GoldCountryRedneck
("Why can’t we start solving the problem by breaking up Big Government?"- MortMan)
To: Jet Jaguar
Prayers Up... GodSpeed!!!
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posted on
06/15/2007 3:56:48 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist)
To: Jet Jaguar
Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, one of America's finest.
Rest In Peace, Sir.
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posted on
06/15/2007 3:57:37 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(http://warchronicle.com/TheyAreNotKillers/DefendOurMarines.htm)
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
06/15/2007 3:57:48 PM PDT
by
FreeAtlanta
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To: Jet Jaguar
I was trying to post this my self... I alway got a kick out of the idea of this guy F4 in Vietnam have his kill marking going back to WWII of “German Swastika”... man there must of been a few double takes
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posted on
06/15/2007 3:58:51 PM PDT
by
tophat9000
(My 2008 grassroots Republican platform: Build the fence, enforce the laws, and win the damm WAR!)
To: Jet Jaguar
While stationed at MINOT AFB one of my Buddies met, dated and married Gen Olds' daughter. He attended the wedding and was a hoot at the Bachelor Party. We traded war stories, mostly listened to his heroics and felt very fortunate to lift a few brew with this Fighter Pilot!
Now that he's "slipped the surly bonds" I wish him God's speed!
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posted on
06/15/2007 4:02:04 PM PDT
by
Young Werther
( and Julius Ceasar said, "quae cum ita sunt." (or since these things are so!))
To: Jet Jaguar
Only met him a couple of times, but a helluva pilot and great tactician.
To: Jet Jaguar
Numerous fighter jocks in RVN said Olds got at least 5 or 6 over NVN, but would not claim them.
When Steve Ritchie got #5, he was immediately removed from the war zone, as was Duke Cunningham, and Olds did not want to leave his “troops.”
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posted on
06/15/2007 4:02:19 PM PDT
by
MindBender26
(Having my own CAR-15 in Vietnam meant never having to say I was sorry......)
To: BallyBill
Yeah, I saw that a couple weeks ago,
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posted on
06/15/2007 4:02:38 PM PDT
by
JohnnyP
To: Jet Jaguar
He was a legend...Godspeed
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posted on
06/15/2007 4:05:47 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: StarCMC; Bethbg79; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; Brad's Gramma; laurenmarlowe; ...
Rest Easy Now.
You have a Perfect Set of Wings forever Now!
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posted on
06/15/2007 4:19:29 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: puppypusher
I think we have them. They are just not allowed to do what they do best!!!
To: SIDENET
That, my friends, is what a fighter pilot looks like.....
Rest in well deserved peace, hero.
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posted on
06/15/2007 4:22:44 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(Sort of better than Gore or Kerry, but that's about it.........)
To: Jet Jaguar
Wow! I served at Wheelus Air Base, Tripoli, Libya 56-58 while he was there as a quite young full Colonel. He was a dashing figure and the fact that he was married to a movie star gave him even more cache.
RIP General Olds.
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posted on
06/15/2007 4:24:47 PM PDT
by
billhilly
(My former tag line.)
To: Jet Jaguar
I met Gen. Daniel “Chappy’ James after he gave a speech at the university where I was Asst. PMS. James flew with Robin Olds on a number of missions over Vietnam and he joked that members of the squadron called them “Blackman and Robin”.
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