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Old August 29th 07, 12:23 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.soaring
tomcervo
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Default P-51's, Aces: A Special Gathering

On Aug 28, 4:26?pm, Rob Arndt wrote:
I had a
braggart US naval aviator come to where I worked in the 1990s and
quickly put him to shame by asking him how good he thought he really
was. He replied, 'best in the world". I said "come back when you have
beaten the Red Knight's or Hartmann's scores... hmm, guess I'll never
see you again". He got all red faced and angry, and left. I was
waiting for that asshole to say something else. An asshole just like
you


At least he'd handled a joystick other than the one he was born with.