Modern/Post-War Photos
WW2 pilots,a romanian and a american ,met after 65 years >Barrie Davis has long wanted to look into the eyes of the pilot who nearly blasted his P-51 Mustang out of the sky over a field in Romania during World War II. After 65 years, he'll finally get his chance. In a rendezvous arranged by a magazine writer and his filmmaker son, Davis and his wartime nemesis, Ion Dobran, will meet face to face for the first time later this month. >It will be different now, of course. Davis, who flew for the U.S. Army Air Corps, and Dobran, a Romanian Air Force pilot, both went on to become aces during the war. Just months after their dogfight, Romania changed sides, fighting with Allied forces to defeat Hitler. more here: >http://www.newsobserver.com/news/loc...ry/278189.html and here with a vid from Davis: >http://m.military.com/news/articlers...ends.xml/1/0/1
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4/19/2010