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Posted: 1/23/2021 12:12:38 PM EDT
Found this on YT the other day, very very good doc. Well worth the watch. Great stories, a nice break from the bullshit.
 Best World War II Documentary on Naval Aviation in the Pacific • "ELEVEN" The Movie |
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Posted: 1/26/2021 12:47:59 PM EDT
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@swingset
Thanks for posting this. "Verg" Blomquist is a close friend of mine. He just celebrated his 96th birthday in November. There is a 10 minute short on Youtube called "Radioman Flyer". Verg went for a flight in a TBM 70 years after getting out of the Navy. He is my hero and a great friend.  RADIOMAN FLYER: Taking a WWII Aircrewman back up in a TBM Avenger  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 1/26/2021 1:01:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @swingset Thanks for posting this. "Verg" Blomquist is a close friend of mine. He just celebrated his 96th birthday in November. There is a 10 minute short on Youtube called "Radioman Flyer". Verg went for a flight in a TBM 70 years after getting out of the Navy. He is my hero and a great friend.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJX_Qz_4M9Ihttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/116098/VEB_jpg-1797563.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/116098/VEB_2_jpg-1797568.JPG Avenger guy? LOVE those birds. Thank him for his service for me, please. |
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Posted: 1/26/2021 2:27:14 PM EDT
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Thanks.
I remember having seen a clip about that documentary being made a long while back but I forgot about it. |
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Posted: 1/26/2021 3:48:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @swingset Thanks for posting this. "Verg" Blomquist is a close friend of mine. He just celebrated his 96th birthday in November. There is a 10 minute short on Youtube called "Radioman Flyer". Verg went for a flight in a TBM 70 years after getting out of the Navy. He is my hero and a great friend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJX_Qz_4M9Ihttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/116098/VEB_jpg-1797563.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/116098/VEB_2_jpg-1797568.JPG That's awesome! Glad to hear he's still among us. |
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Posted: 1/26/2021 4:50:48 PM EDT
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I just finished watching that documentary. That was really good.
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