CCI Digest 810 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) One for the Von R Fans by Nick Forder 2) DC Area Talk--Info Only by Dick Bolt 3) Peg Legs by "John Grech" 4) Re: Peg Legs by Zulis@aol.com 5) Re: Peg Legs by GaGin1@aol.com 6) Re: Peg Legs by GaGin1@aol.com 7) Re: Peg Legs by "Malcolm Barrass" 8) Re: Peg Legs by "John Grech" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 12:22:39 -0000 From: Nick Forder To: "Cci (E-mail)" Subject: One for the Von R Fans Message-ID: <059A77A01B10D611B19C00065B19D2F33F8764@EXCHANGE> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~dxw/avmed.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 08:40:04 -0500 From: Dick Bolt To: cci@mustang.sr.unh.edu Subject: DC Area Talk--Info Only Message-ID: <3E4265B4.28DCF16F@his.com> SCIENTIFIC COLLOQUIUM: Vice Air Marshal (retired) Ron Dick will discuss "The Schneider Trophy: Advances in Aviation, 1913-1931." This talk will review aeronautical progress, in particular the great increase in aircraft speed, stimulated by the Schneider Trophy. This progress had historic consequences during World War Two. The Colloquium will be held tomorrow, Feb . 7, at 3:30 p.m. in the Bldg. 3 Goett Aud. Coffee and tea will be available from 3:00 p.m., courtesy of GEWA. For more information, visit http://scicolloq.gsfc.nasa.gov ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 20:54:57 -0000 From: "John Grech" To: "Discussion group" Subject: Peg Legs Message-ID: <003201c2ce22$0203ab40$1cc00650@your9al5izx2s9> 66 Squadron, one of the RFC/RAF finest fighter squadrons (control yourself Andy!) had two pilots at one time with wooden legs, T.V. Hunter and E V Ffrench, they both flew Pups and Camels. Does any know of any other pilots who had wooden legs/one eye/one arm/ etc? john ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 16:01:44 EST From: Zulis@aol.com To: cci@mustang.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Peg Legs Message-ID: <73.2d16ca94.2b742738@aol.com> --part1_73.2d16ca94.2b742738_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit john.grech@ntlworld.com writes: > Does any know of any other pilots > who had wooden legs/one eye/one arm/ etc? > I love it. No idea of the answer, but definitely the most bizarre question asked in this forum since I've been here... Dave Z ;-) --part1_73.2d16ca94.2b742738_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable john.grech@ntlworld.com writes:

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 --part1_73.2d16ca94.2b742738_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 22:30:12 EST From: GaGin1@aol.com To: cci@mustang.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Peg Legs Message-ID: <23.2b8300cb.2b748244@aol.com> Yes--Alberon Lord Lucas of Sqn. 22 had a wooden leg. Lannie ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 22:53:14 EST From: GaGin1@aol.com To: cci@mustang.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Peg Legs Message-ID: <1f1.138f3d1.2b7487aa@aol.com> I think (though I am not sure) that Mick Mannock was blind in one eye. Lannie ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 06:50:19 -0000 From: "Malcolm Barrass" To: Subject: Re: Peg Legs Message-ID: <002501c2ce75$2f245180$69ae87d9@freeserve.co.uk> Hi All Another two for the pot: - Fred West VC and H M Massey (SBO at Stalag Luft III in WW2) Both reached the rank of Air Commodore Malcolm Barrass 'Air of Authority' www.rafweb.org ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 3:32 AM Subject: [CCI] Re: Peg Legs > Yes--Alberon Lord Lucas of Sqn. 22 had a wooden leg. > Lannie > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 08:17:38 -0000 From: "John Grech" To: Subject: Re: Peg Legs Message-ID: <005701c2ce81$60dca090$1cc00650@your9al5izx2s9> Lannie It would appear that Mannock may have had reduced vision in his left eye, possibly caused by an infection whilst in India as a child. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 3:54 AM Subject: [CCI] Re: Peg Legs > I think (though I am not sure) that Mick Mannock was blind in one eye. > Lannie > ------------------------------ End of CCI Digest 810 *********************