Gent with Balls as Big as Churchbells

[DoubleTap]

Caught this article online.

Wing commander Nicky Barr, who has died aged 90, was one of Australia's most successful wartime fighter pilots, credited with destroying at least 12 enemy aircraft.

Shot down three times, on the third occasion he was badly wounded and was taken prisoner by the Italians. He then escaped three times, and remained behind enemy lines for more than a year conducting clandestine operations with the partisans and special forces.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/06/20/db2001.xml

As they say online, read the whole thing; there is much more. His record is astounding.

[Waldo.Pepper]

There are far too many passages to quote but this stood out for me.

"I decided early on that any deficiency either type had could be offset by unbridled aggression. I had done some boxing, and had beaten better opponents by simply going for them, and I decided to use this tactic in the air. It paid off."

His wartime tales are enough for several movies.

Thanks.