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To: Gomer1066

The hero of midway. Douglass Dauntless.

4 posted on 11/13/2010 7:02:52 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.)

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To: central_va

I thought the hero of Midway was Glen Ford.

6 posted on 11/13/2010 7:09:03 AM PST by csmusaret (Tax revenue increased 39% from2002 to 2007 as a result of the Bush tax cuts.)

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To: central_va

Some great pics on this page...

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Chino2004/Sampler/Dauntless.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Chino2004/Sampler/index.html&h=694&w=980&sz=41&tbnid=LjQB4MBdtNRaXM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3DDouglas%2BDauntless.&zoom=1&q=Douglas+Dauntless.&hl=en&usg=__taO6BO-ptfGkgQaXcN7Q6_R09z4=&sa=X&ei=6aveTNGlL8zAnAfs1fyJDw&ved=0CCUQ9QEwAQ

11 posted on 11/13/2010 7:33:07 AM PST by traderrob6

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To: central_va

The unsung heros of that fateful battle were the members of Torpedo Squadron Eight. Excellent historical perspective in “A Dawn Like Thunder” by Robert J. Mrazek.

19 posted on 11/13/2010 8:00:12 AM PST by The FIGHTIN Illini (The betrayal of the Greatest Generation continues)

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To: central_va

The Douglass Dauntless Dive-Bomber(SBD) Damn fine plane!

44 posted on 11/13/2010 1:55:03 PM PST by jmacusa (Two wrongs don't make a right. But they can make it interesting.)

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