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'These boots...'

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:06 am
by Leigh
'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".'

Enjoy

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Leigh

Re: 'These boots...'

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:08 am
by patchz
;D ;D ;D
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.

Re: 'These boots...'

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:47 am
by pfevrier
Great shot, and great tidbit of history!

Re: 'These boots...'

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:59 am
by Skunkworks
[left][font=Comic Sans MS][color=#0000ff] ;D Like the story, Love the plane

Re: 'These boots...'

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:48 am
by Flying Trucker
Awesome...great commentary and picture...well done... ;)

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Re: 'These boots...'

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:25 pm
by jime59
Not only a great story, but a marvelous picture of said plane.
Very crisp. 8-)

Re: 'These boots...'

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:27 pm
by CHUCK79
Very cool, great stuff :) 8-)

Re: 'These boots...'

PostPosted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:43 pm
by B_7772
Incredible edit. :o

Re: 'These boots...'

PostPosted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:16 pm
by FuturePilot
Incredible edit. :o

+1!  ;)

Re: 'These boots...'

PostPosted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:17 pm
by Leigh
thanks guys :)

i thought it was a great story :)