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Flight of Old 666
http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/old666.html ^
Posted on 07/07/2013 7:14:48 AM PDT by navysealdad
For those of us who were born and lived through WWII, this will put a lump in your throat. For those born afterwards, it's a valuable historical film of how dedicated our US armed forces are... no matter what war it is. Two Medals of Honor, seven DFCs and six Purple Hearts were awarded during this mission flown on the 16 Jun 43.
(Excerpt) Read more at angelfire.com ...
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To: navysealdad
Putting a cannon in the nose of 666(fired by the pilot) made for a nasty little surprise to those that pressed head on attacks on that bird.We have searched for pictures for years and no luck.
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posted on
07/07/2013 7:20:27 AM PDT
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: navysealdad
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posted on
07/07/2013 7:27:48 AM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
To: HANG THE EXPENSE
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posted on
07/07/2013 7:27:59 AM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: navysealdad
Absolutely outstanding! Thanks very much for posting this!
America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
07/07/2013 7:29:22 AM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: navysealdad
God bless them for having the “set” big enough to do what they did because it needed to be done. That goes for the majority of those who serve and have served. Doing the nearly impossible with nearly nothing.
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posted on
07/07/2013 7:31:19 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Inergalactic background checks? King hussein you're first up.)
To: navysealdad
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posted on
07/07/2013 7:40:03 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
To: navysealdad
The video stated 7 DSC’s instead of DFC’s.
To: navysealdad
I wish we still had such courage and valor
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posted on
07/07/2013 7:53:36 AM PDT
by
lula
( What America needs is men of Character in congress, we have enough characters.)
To: navysealdad
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posted on
07/07/2013 8:00:22 AM PDT
by
originalbuckeye
(Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy)
To: navysealdad
Sounds like these guys were a head of the game on upgunning the B-17. What they did sounds pretty similar to the YB-40 ...
To: navysealdad
Reminds me of my brother’s Vietnam days. Enemy in jungle was essentially living in tunnels underground, so a smoke grenade would go into one hole ... and blast grenades would go into surrounding holes belching smoke.
To: JDoutrider
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posted on
07/07/2013 8:09:39 AM PDT
by
Baynative
(Lord, keep one hand on my shoulder and the other over my mouth.)
To: Baynative
To: navysealdad
This story is a prime example of extraordinary dedication and bravery under fire. Many thanks for sharing.
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07/07/2013 9:02:41 AM PDT
by
Kolb
(Compone Accomoda Supera)
To: Baynative
I’d get claustrophobia fighting in one of those birds...
Hell, the damned jungle was claustrophobic in a fire fight!
To: navysealdad
To: navysealdad
Thanks for this NSD...It seems this was a series on the History Channel, narrated by a British announcer, anybody know the name of the series or where it can be seen ???
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posted on
07/07/2013 11:12:33 AM PDT
by
virgil283
( ... """" With God all things are possible."''''''' ....)
To: navysealdad
There was a reason they were called Flying Fortresses, plus the men had more than their share of balls.
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07/07/2013 1:11:05 PM PDT
by
calex59
To: navysealdad
I was a member of the Military Book Club back when I was in Junior High and High School. Bought a book “Flying Fortress” by Edward Jablonski (sp?). There was a whole chapter with the story of this flight.
It was the most memorable WWII story I have read.
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