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R.I.P. Brig. Gen. Robin Olds



 
 
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Old June 19th 07, 12:53 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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From the Dayton Daily News:

WWII, Vietnam fighter pilot dies
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robin Olds is an inductee of the National
Aviation Hall of Fame.
By John Nolan

Staff Writer

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Robin Olds, a retired Air Force brigadier general renowned for his exploits
as a fighter pilot in World War II and Vietnam, has died at 84. He was a
2001 inductee of the National Aviation Hall of Fame and returned to Dayton
for the hall's enshrinement ceremony in 2006.

The Air Force Academy plans a public memorial service for Mr. Olds on June
30 at its Cadet Protestant Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo., followed by a
graveside service at the academy's cemetery.

Mr. Olds had been in failing health for months as he suffered from
congestive heart failure and prostate cancer. He died June 14 at his home in
Steamboat Springs, Colo.

Mr. Olds was born into an Army family, son of Army Air Corps Maj. Gen.
Robert Olds, a World War I combat pilot and advocate of tactical aerial
warfare.

Mr. Olds completed pilot training in 1943, the year his father died. Flying
P-38 Lightnings and later P-51 Mustangs, he shot down 13 German planes and
was credited with destroying 11 others on the ground during World War II. By
the end of his tour, he was commander of the 434th Fighter Squadron.

In Vietnam, Mr. Olds would shoot down four MiG aircraft. He flew 107 combat
missions in World War II and 152 in the Vietnam War.

He retired from the Air Force in 1973. His Vietnam fighter plane, an F-4C
Phantom, is on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

Mr. Olds was born July 14, 1922, in Honolulu. He was selected in 1942 as an
All-American football player while playing as a tackle for the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point, N.Y., and was later inducted into the College
Football Hall of Fame.

He is the only National Aviation Hall of Fame inductee who also is a member
of the college football hall, said Ron Kaplan, executive director of the
aviation hall.

"He was a unique individual," Kaplan said Monday. "He was a gentle soul with
a fiery spirit."




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Old June 19th 07, 08:03 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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"Dan Edwards" wrote in
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From the Dayton Daily News:

WWII, Vietnam fighter pilot dies
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robin Olds is an inductee of the National
Aviation Hall of Fame.
By John Nolan

Staff Writer

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Robin Olds, a retired Air Force brigadier general renowned for his
exploits as a fighter pilot in World War II and Vietnam, has died at
84. He was a 2001 inductee of the National Aviation Hall of Fame and
returned to Dayton for the hall's enshrinement ceremony in 2006.

The Air Force Academy plans a public memorial service for Mr. Olds on
June 30 at its Cadet Protestant Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo.,
followed by a graveside service at the academy's cemetery.

Mr. Olds had been in failing health for months as he suffered from
congestive heart failure and prostate cancer. He died June 14 at his
home in Steamboat Springs, Colo.

Mr. Olds was born into an Army family, son of Army Air Corps Maj. Gen.
Robert Olds, a World War I combat pilot and advocate of tactical
aerial warfare.

Mr. Olds completed pilot training in 1943, the year his father died.
Flying P-38 Lightnings and later P-51 Mustangs, he shot down 13 German
planes and was credited with destroying 11 others on the ground during
World War II. By the end of his tour, he was commander of the 434th
Fighter Squadron.

In Vietnam, Mr. Olds would shoot down four MiG aircraft. He flew 107
combat missions in World War II and 152 in the Vietnam War.

He retired from the Air Force in 1973. His Vietnam fighter plane, an
F-4C Phantom, is on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air
Force.

Mr. Olds was born July 14, 1922, in Honolulu. He was selected in 1942
as an All-American football player while playing as a tackle for the
U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and was later inducted into
the College Football Hall of Fame.

He is the only National Aviation Hall of Fame inductee who also is a
member of the college football hall, said Ron Kaplan, executive
director of the aviation hall.

"He was a unique individual," Kaplan said Monday. "He was a gentle
soul with a fiery spirit."






A true American hero. Thank you Gen. Robin Olds.
May god comfort your family in their hour of loss.

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Old June 19th 07, 10:43 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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now robin fly's with blackman chappie james
"Clairbear" wrote in message
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"Dan Edwards" wrote in
:

From the Dayton Daily News:

WWII, Vietnam fighter pilot dies
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robin Olds is an inductee of the National
Aviation Hall of Fame.
By John Nolan

Staff Writer

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Robin Olds, a retired Air Force brigadier general renowned for his
exploits as a fighter pilot in World War II and Vietnam, has died at
84. He was a 2001 inductee of the National Aviation Hall of Fame and
returned to Dayton for the hall's enshrinement ceremony in 2006.

The Air Force Academy plans a public memorial service for Mr. Olds on
June 30 at its Cadet Protestant Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo.,
followed by a graveside service at the academy's cemetery.

Mr. Olds had been in failing health for months as he suffered from
congestive heart failure and prostate cancer. He died June 14 at his
home in Steamboat Springs, Colo.

Mr. Olds was born into an Army family, son of Army Air Corps Maj. Gen.
Robert Olds, a World War I combat pilot and advocate of tactical
aerial warfare.

Mr. Olds completed pilot training in 1943, the year his father died.
Flying P-38 Lightnings and later P-51 Mustangs, he shot down 13 German
planes and was credited with destroying 11 others on the ground during
World War II. By the end of his tour, he was commander of the 434th
Fighter Squadron.

In Vietnam, Mr. Olds would shoot down four MiG aircraft. He flew 107
combat missions in World War II and 152 in the Vietnam War.

He retired from the Air Force in 1973. His Vietnam fighter plane, an
F-4C Phantom, is on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air
Force.

Mr. Olds was born July 14, 1922, in Honolulu. He was selected in 1942
as an All-American football player while playing as a tackle for the
U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and was later inducted into
the College Football Hall of Fame.

He is the only National Aviation Hall of Fame inductee who also is a
member of the college football hall, said Ron Kaplan, executive
director of the aviation hall.

"He was a unique individual," Kaplan said Monday. "He was a gentle
soul with a fiery spirit."






A true American hero. Thank you Gen. Robin Olds.
May god comfort your family in their hour of loss.



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