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#4618825 - 01/16/23 10:15 PM Sorry VBH  
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I've not heard from Russ Watson in a very long time. Sent a Christmas msg to him, but nothing back.

With your previous comments taken into consideration, I am reluctantly forced to think Russ is not capable of communicating with me. Or perhaps anyone.

I am very saddened on Russ being lost to me; likely other folks also losing Russ.

I don't know what is happening, but I reckon all of us owe something to Russ.

Russ was much more than an aircraft sim Mentor to me; he became a true friend.

#4618851 - 01/17/23 12:45 PM Re: Sorry VBH [Re: RIBob]  
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I'm missing our conversations too but it isn't the first time someone has left the group. Russ was in both my squadrons RAF_17th and JG51 and from there contact was also lost a few times. People sometimes move on to other interests and I haven't found other indicators about him. I hope he's still going strong and if contact is lost indefinately I will fondly remember our times together and wish him good luck. Fare ye well my friend!

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#4618855 - 01/17/23 01:34 PM Re: Sorry VBH [Re: RIBob]  
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I have sent him a PM without response.


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#4618867 - 01/17/23 04:03 PM Re: Sorry VBH [Re: RIBob]  
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All contact was lost since his last visit here. No response through the usual channels or any of his e-mail addresses. Last information he send was about excruciating pain in his leg, which for a wounded war veteran can mean anything. I contacted the police in his street to check up on him, that was in the first week after loosing contact. Can't say if they followed up on that but I assume being just down the road from the local police station someone was send to investigate. Besides that he was well known by local police, in a good way, and his disappearance would definitely have been noticed. There can be many reasons for his disappearance, including computer issues or hospitalization. As with previous cases of a similar nature I'll keep hoping he's OK, until I learn otherwise, but I'm saddened nonetheless.

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#4618868 - 01/17/23 04:54 PM Re: Sorry VBH [Re: RIBob]  
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I am saddened too. He was a good and appreciative friend, and I keep hoping that he is OK.

My last communication with him was on September 29th last year

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