On Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 20:50, Gary Edwards <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "[OM] OT unique aircraft image" saying:
> General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. USAF (ret), a true American hero, was laid to
> rest today. Gen. Davis trained and commanded the Tuskegee Airmen in combat,
> and served his country and his race with distinction well into the present
> day. As a measure of the nation's respect, a full missing man flyby was
> performed over Arlington National Cemetary, though tradition dictates that
> missing man flights be reserved for those pilots who die in the line of
> duty. The flyby was performed by a unique heritage flight of two Mustangs,
> an F-15, and an F-16. The number two Mustang was in the colors of the
> Tuskegee Airmen Redtails. A fine image of that flight can be seen at:
>
> http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2002/200207174a_hr.jpg
Makes nice wallpaper, tiled via iezoomer.--
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