1 posted on
02/11/2020 10:40:31 AM PST by
Borges
To: Borges
2 posted on
02/11/2020 10:42:46 AM PST by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: Borges
3 posted on
02/11/2020 10:42:50 AM PST by
Forgiven_Sinner
(Seek you first the kingdom of God, and all things will be given to you.)
To: Borges
Interesting this happened just a couple of days after actor Robert Conrad died. Conrad played to commander of the Flying Tigers, Pappy Boyington, in the popular TV series “Baa Baa Black Sheep”.
To: Borges
No funeral service is planned, he said.
Not unusual for people at such advanced ages. All of their friends have predeceased them.
Nonetheless, we will remember, Sir, and we thank you for your service.
6 posted on
02/11/2020 10:48:00 AM PST by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
To: Borges
I got to meet Robert L. Scot around 1994 at a historical society meeting. He was very charismatic. Approaching 90 and really sharp.
7 posted on
02/11/2020 10:48:24 AM PST by
yarddog
( For I am persuaded.)
To: Borges
My two favorite little tidbits of AVG Trivia:
1. The Flying Tiger logo was designed by Walt Disney:
2. The presiding judge at Charles Manson's murder trial, Charles Older, flew with the Flying Tigers. He was appointed to the judgeship by then CA Governor Ronald Reagan.
8 posted on
02/11/2020 10:50:57 AM PST by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Borges
Man...what baby boomer didn’t have the ‘Flying Tigers’ on their list of heroes?
So sad...
To: KC_Lion
10 posted on
02/11/2020 10:58:10 AM PST by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Borges
Fair skies, sir.
12 posted on
02/11/2020 11:00:37 AM PST by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Borges; archy; xzins; SandRat; HarleyLady27; BlackFemaleArmyCaptain; Interesting Times; ...
The last of the American Volunteer Group aka “Flying Tigers.” May he rest in peace.
15 posted on
02/11/2020 11:13:31 AM PST by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: Borges
They were fighter pilots flying the P-40.
16 posted on
02/11/2020 11:13:51 AM PST by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Borges
RIP Ace.
BTW the movie “Flying Tigers” is on Amazon Prime free. I tried to watch it a couple of weeks ago but it was just too hokey and saccharine. I was afraid I’d go into hypoglycemic shock.
18 posted on
02/11/2020 11:27:11 AM PST by
Seruzawa
(TANSTAAFL!)
To: Borges
Pelosi couldn’t care less.
20 posted on
02/11/2020 11:42:26 AM PST by
bgill
To: Borges
Rest in peace, Chief Losonsky, and thank you very much for your service and sacrifice on our behalf. Condolences to his family and friends.
22 posted on
02/11/2020 12:06:15 PM PST by
Ancesthntr
("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
To: Borges
23 posted on
02/11/2020 12:36:34 PM PST by
PROCON
(Molon Labe)
To: Borges
My father trained with one of the flying tiger’s. His Nick name was Earthquake McGoon. I don’t recall his real name.
24 posted on
02/11/2020 12:49:24 PM PST by
20yearvet
(they yell for more tests as long as its your money)
To: Borges
Awesome what those guys up and decided to do, particularly with the primitive transportation back then.
25 posted on
02/11/2020 1:47:35 PM PST by
doorgunner69
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
To: Borges
28 posted on
02/11/2020 4:52:53 PM PST by
fieldmarshaldj
(Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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