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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:33 pm 
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A visit by the 'brass' to the 4th FG at Debden April 1, 1944.

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Mr. Banks, from Mary Poppins fame, made that meeting?! :D

Quite a group there!

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What a group. If only the walls could speak.

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General Eisenhower doesn't want his picture taken right now...


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Mark Sampson wrote:
General Eisenhower doesn't want his picture taken right now...

And Blakeslee just doesn't care!

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I looked up the combat kills of most of the guys in the photo. Looks like over 100 kills in that room.


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Eisenhower is thinking "How can I get away from these flyboys?" .

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I think the location is as circled here: the building still stands.


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