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To: baseballfanjm
And was shot down in Korea.

Not so. Hit twice by ground fire. Returned to base on both occasions. Landed his damaged plane wheels up the first time, for which he was awarded an Air Medal.

126 posted on 07/05/2002 11:54:11 AM PDT by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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To: SMEDLEYBUTLER
You're right. I forgot those details. Landing a damaged plane is different than being shot down.
130 posted on 07/05/2002 12:09:35 PM PDT by baseballfanjm
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