Chuck Yeager on Twitter: "May '44 Obie had had good grace to shoot down German who shot me down & was gunning for me in my parachute. German's 'chute didn't open."

@GenChuckYeager

WWII Fighter Ace,1st person to break the sound barrier, Fighter pilot, like huntin', fishin', 1st to fly faster than Mach 2, author, http://www.chuckyeager.com ;

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Canada	21212	(any)
United Kingdom	86444	Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
Brazil	40404	Nextel, TIM
Haiti	40404	Digicel, Voila
Ireland	51210	Vodafone, O2
India	53000	Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
Indonesia	89887	AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
Italy	4880804	Wind
3424486444	Vodafone
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1. Thommo‏ @Thommo_Says 14 May 2017
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  Epic story!
  
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1. Jim‏ @Jims4x4toy 14 May 2017
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  The guy who shot u down was shot down too?
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1. EF‏ @6thGUARDS_TNK 14 May 2017
  Replying to @GenChuckYeager @Son_of_Sandor
  
  Yin & yang
  
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1. Ken Morton‏ @kenmorton 14 May 2017
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  Karma
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1. Paul Power‏ @Paulysolo 15 May 2017
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  There is a parable in there somehow. Not for the German pilot though.
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