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Old 14-03-05, 03:55
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Default Re: Buz Beurling

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Originally posted by Art Johnson
I have a tape of an interview with Buz's young brother at the Hamilton Airshow. The brother contends that Buz and other fighter pilots were considered to be Hot Doggers by the RCAF establishment and were frozen out of flying jobs when they returned from the war.
Speaking not quite facetiously, Beurling was the kind of guy you want to keep in a cage between wars, but can't afford to do without when the shit hits the fan. History is riddled with them.
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