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| RIP Wing Commander Jack Rose, Who Fought The Whole War |
| 2009-11-11 |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #9 DAILYTIMES.PK > AFGHAN WAR HAS RAISED THREAT OF [Terror]ATTACK IN BRITAIN. What would ROSE + "GREATEST GENERATION" do? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-11 22:16 |
| #8 As the presses run, and the page closes, thanks, Besoeker. |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2009-11-11 21:52 |
| #7 As the presses run, and the page closes, thanks, Besoeker. |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2009-11-11 21:51 |
| #6 #1 Rose was famous in mil lore wid this one - IIRC MILITARY HISTORY MAGZ? artic in the early 1990's had a beautiful quarter or half-page COLOR COMBAT ART of Rose standing inside his cockpit trying to wipe off the oil with a German fighter plane right on his butt. Iff true, you just know the German was wondering "WTF" when he saw Rose's scene. CHIEF WIGGUM > PICKED HELLUVA TIME TO CLEAN A WINDSHILED, LOU, JUST WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT TO DIE! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-11 19:42 |
| #5 correctiong... 'good mate' |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-11-11 16:15 |
| #4 I hope our good made Rhodesiaforever catches this one. Wing Commander Rose service and exploits did not stop at war's end. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-11-11 16:14 |
| #3 He didn't have to worry about falling out of the cockpit, because his two enormous brass balls acted as a counterbalance. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-11-11 12:15 |
| #2 Damn! That was crazy! I will toast him tonight with the rest as I do on vets day with Cigars and Wiskey! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-11-11 10:47 |
| #1 This portion of the story is interesting, . . . "The following day Rose attacked a Heinkel 111 and closed to within a few yards to shoot the bomber's port engine. Oil from the engine covered the windscreen of his Hurricane so he climbed away, slowed the aircraft down to almost stalling speed, loosened his harness, stood on his seat and leant out of the cockpit in an attempt to clean the windscreen." I don't think they go over that procedure in pilot training nowadays. Any RB pilots ever do this? |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2009-11-11 10:41 |