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#79490 - 12/08/06 11:26 PM Eddie Rickenbacker and Six Other People Survive a B-17 Crash and Three Weeks Lost in the Pacific Ocean
duckear Offline
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A good read. Link to story

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#79491 - 12/09/06 01:10 AM Re: Eddie Rickenbacker and Six Other People Survive a B-17 Crash and Three Weeks Lost in the Pacific Ocean
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Eddie Rickenbacker. He was the ultimate Alpha Dog. He saw his father killer before his eyes in a dispute over a $10.00 bet.

He had to dominate every conversation, have the last word in every arguement.

The people who were with him on the raft couldn't stant him. For the rest of his life, he had a bottle of water at hand.
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#79492 - 12/09/06 05:14 AM Re: Eddie Rickenbacker and Six Other People Survive a B-17 Crash and Three Weeks Lost in the Pacific Ocean
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Registered: 03/12/06
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Yes, a good story. Tnx for recommending it.

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#79493 - 12/10/06 05:12 AM Re: Eddie Rickenbacker and Six Other People Survive a B-17 Crash and Three Weeks Lost in the Pacific Ocean
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Registered: 11/09/01
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Another site on this topic, with photos and links:

http://www.janeresture.com/rickenbacker/index.htm

Two books on the subject:

"We Throught We Heard the Angels Sing" by Lt. James C. Whittaker, US Army Air Corps (one of the survivors)

"Seven Came Through" by Captain Edward V. (Eddie) Rickenbacker

I have Lt. Whittaker's book but it's been years since I read it.

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