What is it?

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Re: What is it?

Postby C » Fri Dec 12, 2003 3:52 pm

Jagd-Flieger-something???

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Re: What is it?

Postby FLYING_TRUCKER » Fri Dec 12, 2003 5:16 pm

It wouldn't be from the Prussian Army Observation Corps would it?????????
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Re: What is it?

Postby ozzy72 » Fri Dec 12, 2003 5:31 pm

Nope ;D
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Re: What is it?

Postby Craig. » Fri Dec 12, 2003 5:35 pm

for your own safety maybe you should just give us the answer ;D
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Re: What is it?

Postby ozzy72 » Sat Dec 13, 2003 5:50 am

Craig you've seen the way I fly! Do you think anything scares me? ;D ;D ;D
I'll give it another 24 hours just in case anyone can get it, but its proving tricky so far...
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Re: What is it?

Postby paulb » Sat Dec 13, 2003 3:30 pm

Hi Ozzy

One final wild guess........Germany's ally in WWI...........

Austria-Hungary?

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Re: What is it?

Postby ozzy72 » Sat Dec 13, 2003 3:33 pm

Paul do you have a crystal ball or something?
It is indeed the actual Austro-Hungarian 1913 Field Pilot's badge on which the purported Kossuth 1918 badge is based. They were the second Air Force in the world.

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Re: What is it?

Postby paulb » Sat Dec 13, 2003 3:56 pm

Hi Ozzy

WOW!!!   ;D ;D ;D

It just goes to show that a little bit of knowledge and a lot of luck go a long way!   :D

Thanks  ;)

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Re: What is it?

Postby ozzy72 » Sat Dec 13, 2003 4:06 pm

Paul I'm now dedicating my next few days to finding a quiz of mine that you can't answer ::) ;D
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Re: What is it?

Postby paulb » Sat Dec 13, 2003 4:39 pm

Great news Ozzy  :D

I really enjoy your quizes ;)

(As I am sure do many of us around here  ;D )

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Re: What is it?

Postby bm » Sun Dec 14, 2003 8:03 am

Do you have a link or something Ozzy that might explain the history of the badge or something? - and what bird it is!
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Re: What is it?

Postby FLYING_TRUCKER » Mon Dec 15, 2003 12:27 am

:)Thanks Ozzy you keep us thinking.

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