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fescuerescue

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11. I dunno. But firsts are firsts

Reply to Alexander Of Assyria (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 5, 2023, 06:28 PM

Feb 2023

In general I don't think it's the death of a human that fighter pilots are proud of, it's the downing of the machine.

From what I can tell, fighter pilots have a deep comradely even with enemy pilots.

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I think it's also the first air to air kill over the continental United States. fescuerescue Feb 2023 #7

Top Balloon movie! Nothing died so..is that a "kill" an aviator would be proud of? Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #9

I dunno. But firsts are firsts fescuerescue Feb 2023 #11

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