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#4251442 - 04/21/16 02:28 PM OT Red Baron  
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98 years ago today Baron von Richthofen was shot down by ground fire near the Somme River.

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#4251445 - 04/21/16 02:38 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: MFair]  
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98 years...looks a lot longer when you see the number than hear it.

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Apparently it's in poor taste to tell leaving customers "Thanks for coming."

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#4251452 - 04/21/16 02:57 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: MFair]  
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One of the two great mysteries of our time:

Who killed the Red Baron?

When is WOFF 3 coming out?

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#4251460 - 04/21/16 03:19 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: MFair]  
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#4251461 - 04/21/16 03:22 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: RAF_Louvert]  
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Originally Posted By: RAF_Louvert
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That still leaves the most important mystery, Lou. cheers

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#4251468 - 04/21/16 03:33 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: Hellshade]  
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just kidding winkngrin

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#4251474 - 04/21/16 03:45 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: MFair]  
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Actually Lou, I think 25 and 32 are wrong. They fall on the same date!

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#4251489 - 04/21/16 04:22 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: MFair]  
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What about "Aroundtooit Day"?? That's an important one too.

The Black Baron of Boistrancourt returns!!

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#4251498 - 04/21/16 04:54 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: MFair]  
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All I know is the reason nothing happens for 3 full days after "Pigs Fly" is because all that time is lost discussing the new flight models. biggrin

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#4251535 - 04/21/16 06:33 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: MFair]  
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We are silly again, aren't we? biggrin whenpigsflywhenpigsflywhenpigsfly

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#4251646 - 04/22/16 01:58 AM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: MFair]  
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Brilliant, Lou! Laughs enough for the week!
#4251705 - 04/22/16 08:54 AM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: MFair]  
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Haha that's the official release date Lou how the heck did you work that one out wink

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#4251898 - 04/22/16 05:04 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: MFair]  
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A strange thing occurred, I never received a newspaper report that MvR was killed. Are the newspaper reports delayed just like they are in real life?

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#4251911 - 04/22/16 05:33 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: Banjoman]  
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Originally Posted By: Banjoman
A strange thing occurred, I never received a newspaper report that MvR was killed. Are the newspaper reports delayed just like they are in real life?


It was announced on his twitter feed. biggrin

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#4252017 - 04/22/16 10:48 PM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: MFair]  
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Good one, Hellshade!

Back in Germany, MvR's mother received a telegram from her husband on the afternoon of 22 April, informing her Manfred had been shot down and was now a PoW. The next day, after dinner, she discovered that an announcement of his death had been posted in the town square. She phoned the mayor of Schweidnitz for confirmation, and from him received it. But it seems Reuters is association that broke the news to the world on 23 April.

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#4252060 - 04/23/16 12:25 AM Re: OT Red Baron [Re: Hellshade]  
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Originally Posted By: Hellshade
All I know is the reason nothing happens for 3 full days after "Pigs Fly" is because all that time is lost discussing the new flight models. biggrin


Lots of great laughs on this thread, but that was pure WOFF Gold! rofl

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