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Word: whistlin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1951-1951
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...CAPT. "WHISTLIN' JOE" ROGERS, 26, of the 36th Squadron, Eighth Fighter-Bomber Group, had probably killed more North Koreans and Chinese than any other flyer. During World War II, to his disgust, he had been an instructor, saw no combat. He had made up for it in Korea. Air Force men liked to talk about Joe's exploits- his trick of barrel-rolling when he came in for a strafing run, the time he attached a whistle to one of his wings to scare the enemy, thus earned his nickname. The story they liked best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEN AT WAR: Destiny's Draftee | 1/1/1951 | See Source »

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