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Pilots Identified in the Wings over Dallas air crash:

PICTURED:The six pilots who died during Veterans Day Wings over Dallas

Captain Terry Barker, Captain Len Root, Major Curtis Rowe, Kevin Michels and Dan Ragan have been named as the five crew members on the B-17 while Craig Hutain was on the P-63.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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[snakeyes]

crash of either a C-45 or a L-5s

 

[Dave6T4]

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British Canberra bomber. About same era as American B-47. Poor guy on the floor likely needed new shorts!

 

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I think it is Australian(the picture), there is a reason it's called Canberra (the capital of Australia)

 

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[68gtxman]

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Here is a toy of Pudgy IV and a replica of the real Pudgy V at McGuire AFB, NJ. Major Tommy B. McGuire was the second leading air ace in the US, right behind his buddy Major Bong. Major McGuire named his planes after the nickname he gave his wife.

 

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[Dave6T4]

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P-38: Crazy, Badass looking fighters. Almost look alien at the time.

 

[Basket case]

The Luftwaffe had some stuff that really did look alien.

 

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[Photon440]

The Luftwaffe had some stuff that really did look alien. View attachment 1375564

Yes, they did.

 

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