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  1. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Poss. self-sealing envelope?
     
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    I wonder how difficult the balloons, like barrage balloons were to shoot down…
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Most of von Richtofen's kills were observation balloons, IIRC. They had batteries stationed to cover them, so it was no mean feat.
     
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    Dupe.
     
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    But he still managed to with a simple machine gun...
     
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  6. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Here's something to go along;

    Why balloons were some of the scariest targets of World War I

    "Pilots with the balls and skill to attack these balloons were known as balloon busters, and ones that had shot down more than five of the balloons were known as balloon aces. And yes, shooting down a balloon counted as a “kill,” same as shooting down a piloted enemy plane."

    Full article in the link.
     
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    Accoring to this list
    List of aerial victories of Manfred von Richthofen - Wikipedia
    sourced from
    · Franks, Norman; Giblin, Hal; McCrery, Nigel (1995). Under the Guns of the Red Baron – The Complete Record of Von Richthofen's Victories and Victims Fully Illustrated. London/New York: Grub Street/Caxton/Barnes & Noble (last published 2007). p. 224. ISBN 0760712093.

    none of his kills were balloons.

    American ace and Medal of Honor winner Frank Luke was credited with 14 balloons in his total of 18 kills.
     
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    Somebody lied to me? I'm shocked!
     
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    upload_2023-3-2_8-11-47.jpeg
     
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    upload_2023-3-5_0-2-29.jpeg
     
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    140+ years of Galveston naval heritage in the following pictures. The top picture shows the Tall Ship Elissa, 1877, in the channel. In the background, is the USS Texas,1914, and in drydock. In the foreground, is the 77 meter yacht, Boardwalk, 2021. In the bottom picture, the Elissa has docked facing the cruise ship Carnival Vista. All 4 vessels are or soon will be homeported in Galveston.
    Ya'll be safe and take care.
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    "To boardly go where no wood has gone before"?
     
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    Scotty…Beam me a board…
     
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    Antonov?
     
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    Not sure…A happy plane. We can’t see the back end…
     
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    Reminded me of landing on Crete in a Herky Bird. The navigator gave me his seat so I could see what the pilots saw. It was a night landing, very cool.
     
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