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Dambusters flypast and ceremony on raid's 70th anniversary
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| 17th May 2013
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Posted on 05/17/2013 10:35:46 AM PDT by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman
To: the scotsman
One of Barnes Wallace's many technological tours de force that made allied victory possible.
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posted on
05/17/2013 10:50:50 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of opression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
To: the scotsman
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posted on
05/17/2013 10:56:52 AM PDT
by
Bobalu
(It is not obama we are fighting, it is the media.)
To: the scotsman
To: the scotsman
Just dam.
Somebody had to say it. ;)
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posted on
05/17/2013 10:59:45 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: the scotsman
To: the scotsman
Back in the days when the military understood their role was to kill the enemy and break their things, and not be a “global force for good.”
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posted on
05/17/2013 11:03:54 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: the scotsman
Everyone needs to watch this Un-Poltically correct movie. Some people may be in for a big shock.
To: the scotsman
Chippy Ho! I was attached to VFA-195 Dambusters on USS Midway. We had a lot of fun in those crazy days
...
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posted on
05/17/2013 11:25:00 AM PDT
by
gcraig
(Freedom is not free)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
The lights came from the designer after a trip to a theater.
When they merged they were at the precise height.
To: the scotsman
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posted on
05/17/2013 12:36:39 PM PDT
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jmacusa
(Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
To: jmacusa
How many Germans died in the flood of water from the busted dams? If the Nazi’s had won—would this have been a war crime?
To: ImJustAnotherOkie
Un-PC because the CO’s Black Lab’s name is “nigger”?
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posted on
05/17/2013 12:59:53 PM PDT
by
hattend
(Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
To: Forward the Light Brigade
How many Germans died in the flood of water from the busted dams? If the Nazis had wonwould this have been a war crime?Less Germans than died in Dresden.
Article says "more than 1300" died.
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05/17/2013 1:02:30 PM PDT
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hattend
(Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
To: Forward the Light Brigade
I don’t think the raids hampered the German war effort much. They had a rather remarkable way of recovering fairly quickly from most of these kinds of raids.
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05/17/2013 1:11:34 PM PDT
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jmacusa
(Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
To: the scotsman
I spotted a magazine named "Aviation History" on the newsstand at the airport last week. Cover story of the current issue is "Dambusters" with great information on Wallace, his technology, the raids and squadron losses, the and consequences to Germany. Excerpt
here. Well worth reading the entire article -- also has a short bibliography.
To: hattend
What about Dresden? Do you consider that a ‘’war crime’’? I don’t.
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05/17/2013 1:12:36 PM PDT
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jmacusa
(Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
To: Forward the Light Brigade
To the Nazis, feeding a Jew a slice of bread was considered a “war crime.”
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05/17/2013 1:15:39 PM PDT
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dfwgator
To: jmacusa
In the context of your question, you asked if “more than 1300” dying in the Dambuster raids would have been considered a war crime by Germany if they had won the war.
I merely pointed out that 1300 is a blip compared to what happened in Dresden.
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05/17/2013 1:16:04 PM PDT
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hattend
(Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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