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To: hanamizu

There is some justification to purging Lindbergh. He was a Nazi supporter and even received a medal from Hitlers regime.


39 posted on 06/26/2021 10:58:03 AM PDT by TopDog2 (Onward Christian soldiers)
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To: TopDog2

There is some justification to purging Lindbergh. He was a Nazi supporter and even received a medal from Hitlers regime.


He was somewhat sympathetic to Nazi views on race, no doubt. And he was certainly against our getting involved in the war since he was sure that Britain could not stand against Germany.

On the other hand, he received his medal while checking out the Luftwaffe pretty much at the request of our government and the Nazis were only too glad to show him just about everything he wanted to see.

When war was declared, he immediately requested to go back into the Army Air Force, but FDR would not allow it to happen. He actually (as a civilian) flew fighters in the Pacific and shot down at least one Japanese plane. He also taught pilots how to extend the range of their planes, something he really did know a thing or two about.

He also had a secret family in Europe...


42 posted on 06/26/2021 11:30:13 AM PDT by hanamizu
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