Simviation Forum - 'These boots...'

Jan 24^th, 2011 at 1:06am

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'On 2 May, during a lull in the fighting at Flanders, Dallas took off in his S.E.5 to engage in a taunting practical joke on his foes. He strafed the German base at La Brayelle to "attract attention" before dropping a pair of boots on the aerodrome with a note reading, "If you won't come up here and fight, here with a pair of boots for work on the ground, pilots for the use of". He then circled in mist until troops came to examine the bundle, where upon he dropped two bombs and again shot up the base, causing "general panic".'

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Reply #1 - Jan 24^th, 2011 at 2:08am

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Dang Leigh, where do you come up with this stuff? Before I read three words my attention was drawn to the boots, and even though I had yet to learn what it was all about, I was already roflmao. Grin

Great shot.

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Reply #2 - Jan 24^th, 2011 at 8:47am

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Great shot, and great tidbit of history!

-Pierre-

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Reply #3 - Jan 24^th, 2011 at 9:59am

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Like the story, Love the plane Shocked

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Reply #4 - Jan 24^th, 2011 at 10:48am

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Awesome...great commentary and picture...well done... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #5 - Jan 24^th, 2011 at 1:25pm

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Not only a great story, but a marvelous picture of said plane.
Very crisp. Cool

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Reply #6 - Jan 24^th, 2011 at 1:27pm

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Very cool, great stuff

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #7 - Feb 5^th, 2011 at 7:43pm

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Incredible edit. Shocked

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Reply #8 - Feb 5^th, 2011 at 10:16pm

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Incredible edit. Shocked

+1!

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Reply #9 - Feb 5^th, 2011 at 11:17pm

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thanks guys

i thought it was a great story

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