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Steel Horse Bailey

 ;D

LoL!


That's funny .... but has been proven to be an Internet legend, last I heard!  But it makes a great story ... and certainly SOUNDS as if it could happen!
"May Your Powder always be Dry and Black; Your Smoke always White; and Your Flames Always Light the Way to Eternal Shooting Fulfillment !"

Leo Tanner

Quote from: Steel Horse Bailey on April 04, 2011, 09:09:46 AM
;D

LoL!


That's funny .... but has been proven to be an Internet legend, last I heard!  But it makes a great story ... and certainly SOUNDS as if it could happen!

I figured as much but it could happen.  It was on a show called 1000 Ways to Die.  I think 90% of their stories are BS.
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

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Texas Lawdog

They always told us that two things fall out of the sky,  IDIOTS and BIRD CRAP!
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Arcey

In keepin' wit that thought:



A contrail?

Honorary Life Member of the Pungo Posse. Badge #1. An honor bestowed by the posse. Couldn't be more proud or humbled.

All I did was name it 'n get it started. The posse made it great. A debt I can never repay. Thank you, mi amigos.

Leo Tanner

Quote from: Texas Lawdog on April 04, 2011, 09:18:15 AM
They always told us that two things fall out of the sky,  IDIOTS and BIRD CRAP!

I bet that goes over real well at an Air Born Ranger get together.
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

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Texas Lawdog

Yessir!  Non-Jumpers are refered to as LEGS!
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Forty Rod

Quote from: Texas Lawdog on April 04, 2011, 09:58:50 AM
Yessir!  Non-Jumpers are refered to as LEGS!

After the jump is over and they've shed the 'chutes, so are Paratroopers.   ::)
People like me are the reason people like you have the right to bitch about people like me.

Leo Tanner

Quote from: Forty Rod on April 04, 2011, 01:59:10 PM
After the jump is over and they've shed the 'chutes, so are Paratroopers.   ::)

Ask the guys that got dropped in france, a couple minutes of fallin from the sky was nothing compared to what they did on the ground.  I talked to a few an they got some stories.
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Texas Lawdog

The Legend of the 82nd and 101st was forged on D-day and rest of the European Campaign.  Those young jumper are proud of their heritage.   I have been working on ideas for our patch and caps for the Invader Squadron.  I am not an artist, so I am justing writing down ideas instead on drawing stuff.
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Leo Tanner

"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Texas Lawdog

There great Airborne Museums at Fort Bragg, N C for the 82nd and Fort Campbell, Ky for the 101st.  The Corvette Museum  is in nearby Bowling Green, Ky.
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   Col.  CAF  NRA  TSRA   BOA  Dooley Gang  BOPP  ROWSS  Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Great Lakes Freight and Mining Company  Cow Cracker Cavalry   Berger Sharpshooters "I had no Irons in the Fire". "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie"?

Texas Lawdog

Leo,   On 4-21,  Planes of Fame Museum in Chino will be hosting the EAA's B-17, "Aluminum Overcast".  The Museum is restoring the B-17 used in the TV show "Twelve O'Clock High",  "Picadilly Lilly" and they have the "Swamp Ghost" a B-17 wreckage recovered from New Guiena. It was shot down by the Japanese on it's first bombing mission.
SASS#47185  RO I   ROII       NCOWS#2244  NCOWS Life #186  BOLD#393 GAF#318 SCORRS#1 SBSS#1485  WASA#666  RATS#111  BOSS#155  Storm#241 Henry 1860#92 W3G#1000  Warthog AZSA #28  American Plainsmen Society #69  Masonic Cowboy Shootist  Hiram's Rangers#18  FOP  Lt. Col  Grand Army of The Frontier, Life Member CAF
   Col.  CAF  NRA  TSRA   BOA  Dooley Gang  BOPP  ROWSS  Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Great Lakes Freight and Mining Company  Cow Cracker Cavalry   Berger Sharpshooters "I had no Irons in the Fire". "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie"?

Leo Tanner

I'm looking into it now Pop.  That is the day before my anniversary and it would be nice to make it.  Lil likes the planes too.  17s are close to her heart.
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

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Major E A Sterner

Don't know if this has been posted, but here is a video of "FIFI" on her first flight with her new engines


Respectfully,Major E.A. Sterner
G.A.F #118
R.A.T.S.#125
"If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim." - Jeff Cooper

Leo Tanner

That was great Major.  Thank you for posting.
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Major E A Sterner

Respectfully,Major E.A. Sterner
G.A.F #118
R.A.T.S.#125
"If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim." - Jeff Cooper

Texas Lawdog

All the engine work was done at the maintence hangar at the CAF HQ at Midland, Tx.  Mr. Cavanaugh donated 3M to have the engines rebuilt in return,  "FIFI" and "Ol 927"(B-24A) will be hangared at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison,Tx. "FIFI" is the only flying B-29 in existence. The B-29 is the largest Warplane that can be owned privately.
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   Col.  CAF  NRA  TSRA   BOA  Dooley Gang  BOPP  ROWSS  Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Great Lakes Freight and Mining Company  Cow Cracker Cavalry   Berger Sharpshooters "I had no Irons in the Fire". "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie"?

Texas Lawdog

I just read an article on Yahoo about a WW2 bomber was found upside down in 50 feet of water in the English Channel off the English coast. It is a Dornier 17 whcih carried a crew of 4. I was shot down in 1940, during the Battle Of Britain.  Folks are trying to raise money to recover the aircraft. There only about 1100 of these aircraft built.
SASS#47185  RO I   ROII       NCOWS#2244  NCOWS Life #186  BOLD#393 GAF#318 SCORRS#1 SBSS#1485  WASA#666  RATS#111  BOSS#155  Storm#241 Henry 1860#92 W3G#1000  Warthog AZSA #28  American Plainsmen Society #69  Masonic Cowboy Shootist  Hiram's Rangers#18  FOP  Lt. Col  Grand Army of The Frontier, Life Member CAF
   Col.  CAF  NRA  TSRA   BOA  Dooley Gang  BOPP  ROWSS  Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Great Lakes Freight and Mining Company  Cow Cracker Cavalry   Berger Sharpshooters "I had no Irons in the Fire". "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie"?

Leo Tanner

Quote from: Texas Lawdog on April 08, 2011, 01:09:58 PM
I just read an article on Yahoo about a WW2 bomber was found upside down in 50 feet of water in the English Channel off the English coast. It is a Dornier 17 whcih carried a crew of 4. I was shot down in 1940, during the Battle Of Britain.  Folks are trying to raise money to recover the aircraft. There only about 1100 of these aircraft built.

I can almost guarantee there is someone out there with enough interest and money to bring her back to shore and fix her up.  At 50 feet I am surprised it took them this long to find and identify it.
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Leo Tanner

nazi plane.  The RAF wants it for their museum so it will probably see day light again.  They were supposed to be bombers that could out maneuver fighters.  Guess they were wrong.   
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

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