Action: An artist's depiction of the dramatic moment shows Overstreet in his P51 Mustang chasing an ME 109 under the Eiffel Tower in Spring 1944. He was able to shoot the plane down
not sure if they make ‘em like that anymore. RIP
Are you kidding me? I had never heard of this one. Love it!
RIP
Great story, thanks
Good discussion with some additional pics here:
WWII veteran William Overstreet Jr. celebrated for flight in France (under Eiffel Tower in dogfight)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3107587/posts
Also detailed article of WWII experiences here:
WWII Veteran Aviator Bill Overstreet and His P-51 Mustang, Berlin Express
http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbird-articles/wwii-veteran-aviator-bill-overstreet-p-51-mustang-berlin-express.html
Historical moment, ping!
Wow.
Interment is in 15 minutes. His memorial service is this afternoon at 2:00 pm in Roanoke according to the funeral home obit. - http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sitemaker/sites/Oakeys1/memsol.cgi?user_id=1204221
You can sign and read the funeral home guestbook online (only 19 entries so far) - http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/Batesville/guestbook.aspx?n=william-overstreet&pid=168842356
It’s all yours, Freepers. Go for it.
Gotta run. Got a memorial service to attend at 2:00 pm. Will provide after action later today.
At age 92?
So much for the old chestnut - “There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. But there is no such thing as old, bold pilots!”
He’s flying with the angels now!
RIP, American hero.
Well Done,Good and Faithful Servant.
Thanks for posting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_txdqnVP3-c
His story. "I made only one mistake. Instead of doing the flight on the 31st of March, I should have waited one more day."
And here's some flight simulator fun, flying a bigger plane through a bigger arch:
awesome story !
My dad was USAAF ETO
IMO that sums up everyone who fought then...Army,Army Air Corps,Navy and Marines
Joe Dashiell, jdashiell@wdbj7.com
POSTED: 05:03 PM EST Jan 04, 2014 UPDATED: 05:05 PM EST Jan 04, 2014
ROANOKE, Va. - Two P-51 Mustangs flew overhead Saturday afternoon as family and friends of Bill Overstreet gathered for his memorial service in Roanoke.
Saturday afternoon, two P-51 Mustangs made a wide pass near Roanoke's Second Presbyterian Church, where Overstreet's memorial service was held. And then the two planes flew over Evergreen Burial Park, where Overstreet was buried earlier in the day.
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Sorry I was not there to see it. It must have been a beautiful sight!