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Tobra 09-18-2015 08:25 PM

Above and Beyond
 
I really enjoyed this. Netflix Israeli Air Force origin story. Pee Wee Herman's dad, who knew?

Turns out a veteran could buy an army surplus plane for five grand after WW II. They started a Panamanian airline, flew to Czechoslovakia. There was a factory that built ME 109's, and they used the US army surplus planes to carry the fighters and supplies to Israel.
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widgeon13 09-19-2015 03:35 AM

Looks good, I'll check it out. Thanks

KNS 09-19-2015 05:18 AM

Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to check it out.

Not to go off topic but I thought this thread was about the Paul Tibbets movie getting the B-29 crews prepared to drop the bomb. 'Above and Beyond' is a pretty good, rarely seen movie (with Robert Taylor) about what Tibbets went through and the secrecy involved.


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