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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2010 11:34 am 
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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2010 11:41 am 
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I love it! profiling of the 'NASTI' right down to the black 'Snidley Whiplash' trench coat- :lol: :lol: :wink:

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LOL! Well I guess we can rule out the Spitty's doing either loops or split-s's... :D

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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:25 pm 
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I can imagine 'em all in harmony saying "Taka-taka-taka-taka-taka..." :lol:

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PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2010 6:22 am 
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So, they're wearing stripes.

Are these the maintainers/enlisted folks having fun, or are these 'cadets' or pre-commissioned officers doing some kind of basic training?

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They reenacted this in the movie Dark Blue if anyone remembers. Pretty funny. When I rode bikes with my friends when I was a kid I would always make them form up in a V and then someone pull out to do a "Missing Man" formation. :lol:

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Randy, these guys would probably have been Sergeant Pilots. Things were pretty basic over here in 1940/41 and this was state-of-the-art simulation!


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