Jim Scanlon (deceased)
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Oct 17, 2009 0:13:01 GMT 9
Gunther Rall was a German fighter pilot in WW2 and helped establish the new Luftwaffe after the war. Yes, he was our enemy during the War, but a great fighter pilot and later friend of the United States. The below article is from the London Telegraph. Jim Scanlon Generalleutnant Günther Rall - TelegraphOct 14, 2009 ... Generalleutnant Günther Rall, who has died aged 91, was one of the few outstanding German fighter leaders to survive the Second World War; ... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/.../Generalleutnant-Gnther-Rall.html ------------------ Jim's ref is blank- try this one The Old Sarge www.warbirds-eaa.org/news/2009%20-%2010_06%20-%20Famed%20German%20Ace%20Gunther%20Rall%20Passes%20Away.html ----------------------------- Sorry about that old chaps. If you get on the Telegraph, click on News at the top of the page and then Obituaries. Then look up General Rall. Seamus Too
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