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10-14-11, 05:36 PM
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Shark above Space Chicken
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64 Years Ago Today
Surprised I had to post this. Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier!
http://www.chuckyeager.com/#/YEAGER_...47_MACH_BUSTER http://www.chuckyeager.com/#/HOME
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10-14-11, 05:39 PM
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Chief of the Boat
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10-14-11, 05:57 PM
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Wayfaring Stranger
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Chasin that old demon...
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10-14-11, 06:01 PM
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Surprised? Someone had to. I did once years ago, but I guess I just plain forgot.
"Hey, Ridley. Got a stick of Beaman's?"
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10-14-11, 06:09 PM
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Shark above Space Chicken
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I'm just surprised as someone is usually way ahead of me with historical mewsy bits.
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10-14-11, 06:44 PM
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Lucky Jack
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A true legend, one of the 'Yoxford boys', I wish more people around here knew that they had a legend flying over them in the war.
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10-14-11, 09:19 PM
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Navy Seal
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Who is this Yeager guy? Everyone knows George Welch broke the sound barrier.
 
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10-14-11, 09:51 PM
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10-14-11, 10:35 PM
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Eternal Patrol
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10-15-11, 07:13 AM
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10-15-11, 01:12 PM
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Eternal Patrol
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 There are three sure signs you're getting old. The first is loss of memory. I forget the other two.
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10-15-11, 02:08 PM
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Ace of the Deep
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10-15-11, 02:12 PM
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Eternal Patrol
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I once told someone that very thing: I've forgotten more than you'll ever know. The bad news is I've forgotten it all, so maybe I never really knew it at all. 
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10-15-11, 02:14 PM
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CINC Pacific Fleet
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The next giant leap must be, crossing the lightbarrier.
Markus
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