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CBT
07-08-2009, 04:54 AM
...followed the man a couple miles to his house. Really nice guy, was a tailgunner in WWII on B-24's, did 35 years in the Air Force. We talked for about 10 minutes. His is an early 03 Black, with a whopping 17 thousand miles on it. I said "Dang, don't drive it that much?" He said "Yes, to the commissary at Langley (AFB) and to our doctor appointments!" He told me not to be a stranger, stop by anytime. So I will :beer:

Stranger in the Black Sedan
07-08-2009, 05:46 AM
Haha if I thought someone was following me home I would definitely call the cops

Egon Spengler
07-08-2009, 06:20 AM
Especially this cat!

Haha if I thought someone was following me home I would definitely call the cops

UncleLar
07-08-2009, 06:44 AM
Former tail gunner? He might've had a pair of .50's in the trunk "just in case",but after staring down the cannon barrels of Me 109's I doubt you scared him much,lol

pantheroc
07-08-2009, 10:02 AM
Cool...Thank him for me, for his service.

Hijaack--- Tailgunner:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUjJU8kk1Og&feature=related

(HarrisDickinson)
Trace your way back 50 years
To the Glow of Dresden - blood and tears
In the black above by the cruel searchlight
Men will die and men will fight - yeah!
Who shot who and who fired first?
Dripping death to whet the bloodthirst
No radar lock on - skin and bone (http://www.lyricsdownload.com/iron-maiden-tail-gunner-lyrics.html#)
The bomber boys are going home (http://www.lyricsdownload.com/iron-maiden-tail-gunner-lyrics.html#)

[Chorus:]
Climb into the sky never wonder why - Tail gunner
You're a Tail gunner
[Repeat]

Nail that Fokker kill that son,
Gonna blow your guts out with my gun,
The weather forecasts (http://www.lyricsdownload.com/iron-maiden-tail-gunner-lyrics.html#) good for War
Cologne and Frankfurt? have some more!
Tail end Charlie in the boiling sky
The Enola Gay (http://www.lyricsdownload.com/iron-maiden-tail-gunner-lyrics.html#) was my last try
Now that this Tail gunner's gone
No more Bombers (just one big bomb)

[Chorus]

UncleLar
07-08-2009, 10:31 AM
A view to that gentleman's war time "office".
http://homepage.mac.com/i/hpti/1/wimg/Shared/SlideShow/SlideShow.html?lang=en

Okay,that link screwed up,here's a link to where I got that from,check out the third from last picture.
http://homepage.mac.com/dmccowan/palehorses/PhotoAlbum14.html
BTW,earlier this year a gentleman driving a Caddy stopped me in the MM in a grocery store parking lot to compliment me on the MM.As it turned out he was a B24 pilot who was shot down and captured in WWII,half his crew was killed during the battle and one was killed on the ground after bailing out by the civilians.

offroadkarter
07-08-2009, 11:13 AM
get him on the site!

I hope you were in the blue, so he knew you weren't a stalker

justbob
07-08-2009, 02:42 PM
Had he ever seen a blue?

CBT
07-08-2009, 03:30 PM
get him on the site!

I hope you were in the blue, so he knew you weren't a stalker

Oh yeah, I only chase other Marauders when I'm in mine. He'd seen a blue one before, we even know the same dude who drives a DTR, amazingly. He said he hadn't been to .net in quite some time. Very nice guy.

DOOM
07-08-2009, 05:15 PM
Stalker!!!

guspech750
07-10-2009, 08:01 PM
did you guys hug? who kissed first? does he have pretty eyes? is there a 2nd or 3rd date in the future? we want details!! just playing!:lol:

Ms. Denmark
07-11-2009, 12:05 PM
It's funny but seems to be true.......most Marauder drivers are very likable. Very quirky maybe, but likeable.:D