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Jack Cook · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:24 pm

7000 posts and I've only pissed off 27 people.
So my ratio is around 259:1 :roll:

51fixer · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:12 pm

Jack Cook wrote:

7000 posts and I've only pissed off 27 people.
So my ratio is around 259:1 :roll:

Jack,
Your ok in my book.
Now about those Blue Mustangs- Maybe it will be 27 1/2.
Rich

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:20 pm

Has I said yours gets a hall pass becuase it just really
looks good. The others just look off. Besides Tom "Red" Moore,
the pilot, said he likes it and who can agrue with that :idea:

Obergrafeter · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:50 pm

OK Jack you de man! Maybe you can help me. My Uncle was commander of the 405th fighter group (Squadron?) a P-47 outfit and I cannot find anything about it in WWII. Do you have any pics or info?

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:02 pm

There was the 405th FG flying P-47Ds with the 9th AF's 84th FW.
Paul Allen's P-47D is marked in 510th FS 405th FG colors.
any more info??

Obergrafeter · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:08 pm

Thats it. My Uncle was Col. Robert Lee Deleshaw. Would be neat if some pictures of him showed up. He retired a Lt. General in the late 60s' after serving in post war Europe, Viet Nam, and was Vice TAC Commander at one time, and Commandant of Special Ops at Hurlburt, IG, etc.

Dave Smith · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:12 am

There is a history of the 405th called Thundermonsters Over Europe published about 15 years ago. Abebooks.com have three copies on offer, two in England, one in Australia. Not too expensive and certainly worth getting if you want to know all about your uncle's outfit. I don't have a copy but I guess there must be a photo of Col Deleshaw in it. When the group left England for France in July 1944, he personally presented the group's flag to Christchurch Priory, close to their airfield. It still hangs in an honored place in this ancient church.

In the words of RAF Christchurch's Operations Record Book; "The colours will remain forever hung in the Priory in perpetuity as a symbol of unity and the cause for which both nations are now fighting. Also as a lasting reminder of the Group's stay on this airfield."

Mgawa · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:35 am

Congratulation!!! I like your new avatar

Indian head · **Joined:** Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:31 pm **Posts:** 71

I don't like your new avatar

So it's 28 now

P51Mstg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:36 am **Posts:** 1202

Jack:

Now that you changed your Aviatar to something decent, You've only pissed off 26 people, take me off the list...........

The Gene Wilder Young Frankenstein one was pretty bad. At lease now I don't have to come over to visit...........

Mark H

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:10 am

Quote:

The Gene Wilder Young Frankenstein one was pretty bad.

But he was wearing googles :shock:

The Grim Reaper dude isn't :wink:

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:43 am

So you basically change your avatar every 1k posts :?:

First time I noticed HEHE

Congrad dude & manya tks.

Do not worry 10K is OTW

Bluedharma · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:02 am

Congrats Jack.
Still liked this avatar the most.

retroaviation · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:27 pm

I gotta agree with Bluedharma on that one. :-)

Gary

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:39 pm

Well, my grandpa use to call me "Smilin' Jack"

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