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  • Alabama Angel is a B-52 from the book "Red Alert", which is the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". The name of the B-52 in Dr. Strangelove is the "Leper Colony":

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    Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

    Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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      Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

      Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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      • Originally posted by bigross86 View Post
        Alabama Angel is a B-52 from the book "Red Alert", which is the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". The name of the B-52 in Dr. Strangelove is the "Leper Colony":

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        That will work.....of course, I was expecting more on the lines of



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        • Best scene in the movie? COL Bat Guano and the Coca Cola machine.
          “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
          Mark Twain

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          • Kennan Wynn and Peter Sellers, loved that scene
            Last edited by Battleship IOWA; 23 Jan 14,, 03:48.
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            • Not a lot of people know but Kennan was the son of Ed Wynn from TV and movies like "Mary Poppins".

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              • This man collided with one of his foes; they ended up shaking hands.

                What else is notable about this man?
                Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

                Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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                • Originally posted by bigross86 View Post
                  This man collided with one of his foes; they ended up shaking hands.

                  What else is notable about this man?
                  Oswald Boelke?
                  No such thing as a good tax - Churchill

                  To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.

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                  • Nope.

                    Second hint: He attended four flying schools before being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and earning his wings.
                    Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

                    Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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                    • Originally posted by bigross86 View Post
                      Nope.

                      Second hint: He attended four flying schools before being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and earning his wings.
                      Is he IAF? If so, I give up
                      No such thing as a good tax - Churchill

                      To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.

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                      • Nope, not IAF. WWII.

                        Only scored 1.5 kills against the Germans, but he eventually became a triple ace
                        Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

                        Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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                        • I have found the guy, will leave it to the others. Enough leads out there.

                          Will only add he was an American. Actually first US pilot in one category ;)
                          No such thing as a good tax - Churchill

                          To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.

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                          • Well, that's the part that I'm hoping people will discover. If I just tell them what he achieved, it would be too easy ;)
                            Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

                            Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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                            • Major James "Jabby" Jabara
                              was the first American jet ace.
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                              • Correct. You're up
                                Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

                                Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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