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nikimcbee · 05-30-08, 05:01 AM

I read in a WWI aviation book that one on the aces (I don't remember who) would come back from missions caked in dried blood: His response: "I don't fire until I am very close."

I also have a book that analyzes every kill of the Red Baron. It's pretty depressing, because they were all just kids, 18-21 years old.

05-30-08, 05:01 AM	#2
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I read in a WWI aviation book that one on the aces (I don't remember who) would come back from missions caked in dried blood: His response: "I don't fire until I am very close." I also have a book that analyzes every kill of the Red Baron. It's pretty depressing, because they were all just kids, 18-21 years old. __________________