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WWII veteran William Overstreet Jr. celebrated for flight in France (under Eiffel Tower in dogfight)
The Roanoke Times ^
| December 31, 2013
| Tiffany Holland
Posted on 01/02/2014 11:36:14 AM PST by Perseverando
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To: Perseverando; thackney
I’m not posting it because it may be copyrighted, but there is a great painting of the Eiffel Tower incident at the link.
To: Perseverando
he was the only one to do it and survive Very good point. Rather the point of the whole event.
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posted on
01/02/2014 12:36:21 PM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: zot
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posted on
01/02/2014 12:43:08 PM PST
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: Perseverando
In my town they had a bridge that connected the upper part of town to the valley below. The bridge was 150 feet high and had a 40 wide road passing underneath.
One of our towns WW2 P 51 pilots got drunk and was bored so he flew his little Cessna through the gap where the road was and underneath the bridge.
Hurrah for our Ww2 guys
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posted on
01/02/2014 12:49:29 PM PST
by
South Dakota
(shut up and build a bakken pipe line)
To: Red Badger; All
Not quite as good..but pretty neat...from
" 30 Seconds Over Tokyo " , the bomber flies
UNDER the Golden Gate Bridge ..sequence starts at at the 3:20 mark
Beautiful score also
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posted on
01/02/2014 12:51:48 PM PST
by
ken5050
(This space available cheap...)
To: South Dakota
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posted on
01/02/2014 12:52:45 PM PST
by
South Dakota
(shut up and build a bakken pipe line)
To: Perseverando
Unfortunately in today’s military if he did something like that he’d be grounded and sent for retraining and loss of rank.
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posted on
01/02/2014 12:54:07 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("How Can People Ask Forgiveness If They Won't Forgive Others?")
To: SkyDancer
A pair of Navy pilots ( GaTech grads) lost their wings for
THIS fly-over
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posted on
01/02/2014 1:01:41 PM PST
by
ken5050
(This space available cheap...)
To: Perseverando
while chasing a German aircraft during the warSure, nice story for the brass. Fighter pilots don't need a reason to do stunts like that, other than just animal spirits.
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posted on
01/02/2014 1:09:03 PM PST
by
expat2
To: ken5050
FAA rules about flying over crowds is you must be more than 1500ft above. What if one of those jets flamed out while passing over or somehow malfunctioned and slammed into the stadium. Was the flight authorized by the Navy or just done on a whim? Just saying.
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posted on
01/02/2014 1:16:06 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("How Can People Ask Forgiveness If They Won't Forgive Others?")
To: Perseverando
Wow...a very rare old bold pilot.
Sad to see him leave us.
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posted on
01/02/2014 1:20:00 PM PST
by
rottndog
('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
To: Red Badger
Sacre bleu! ‘Wonder if he could’ve banked 90° without a turn and made it through the section above.
RIP William Overstreet Jr.
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posted on
01/02/2014 1:26:20 PM PST
by
onedoug
To: ken5050
There is youtube video of an airshow in the 50s and airforce f-100 t birds flew lower than the control tower in a high speed pass.One of the most awesome things I have ever seen.Check it out.
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posted on
01/02/2014 2:11:39 PM PST
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: Perseverando
The guy high speed low dreg.RIP Sir.What a rush that had to have been.That would be real hard to top in the rest of your life.
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posted on
01/02/2014 2:14:23 PM PST
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: GreyFriar
Thanks for the ping! May he rest in peace.
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posted on
01/02/2014 2:51:22 PM PST
by
zot
To: ken5050
A similarly a
dang impressive flyover at Kinnick stadium in 2010 cost the lead pilot of the four plane group his wings. Yes we loved it and yes we have loads of faith in these pilots. However accidents can happen and one in such settings would cause a sh*tload of bad PR. The brass is right to avoid that by whatever means it takes.
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:00:01 PM PST
by
JohnBovenmyer
(Obama been Liberal. Hope Change!)
To: JohnBovenmyer
A similarly
dang impressive flyover at Kinnick stadium in 2010 cost the lead pilot of the four plane group his wings. Yes we loved it and yes we have loads of faith in these pilots. However accidents can happen and one in such settings would cause a sh*tload of bad PR. The brass is right to avoid that by whatever means it takes.
* corrected post with link activated *
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:02:25 PM PST
by
JohnBovenmyer
(Obama been Liberal. Hope Change!)
To: rottndog
“Bill stayed on his tail braving the intense enemy flak. His desperation undoubtedly growing, the German pilot aimed his plane at the Eiffel Tower and in a surprising maneuver, flew beneath it. Undeterred, Bill followed right behind him, scoring several more hits in the process. The German plane crashed and Bill escaped the heavy flak around Paris by flying low and full throttle over the river until he had cleared the citys heavy anti-aircraft batteries.”
Bold indeed. What a fighter! You’re mine kraut!
To: colorado tanker
Uh the 357th would have been a US ARMY Air Force unit. (todays zoomies hate to be reminded of that historical fact)
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posted on
01/02/2014 6:24:21 PM PST
by
DMZFrank
To: Perseverando
How did a guy with a pair the size he had to have manage to sit in a cramp fighter plane seat?
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posted on
01/02/2014 6:35:33 PM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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