[Leica] Red Knight

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Douglas,

Thank you very much for the link.  I read all of it.  I have heard of 
him, but have never read any of his work.

I was in the USAF for two years during the Korean War, but, fortunately 
did research and testing, and never saw any action. However, I had 
friends and classmates there.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/15/2015 5:04 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> Having looked at this photo of yours a few days ago, Jim, and then 
> boned up on the Korean War,
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Knight.tif.html
> I heard the writer and former Sabre pilot James Salter on Witness - a 
> BBC Radio 4 programme - this morning describing his - to say the least 
> - challenging time during the Korean War when aerial combat evolved by 
> leaps and bounds and it made me want to read his books.
>
> If you don't know of him, here's an interview he did with the Guardian 
> newspaper a couple of years ago. Sadly he passed away last month.
> http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/11/james-salter-forgotten-hero-literature-interview
>  
>
>
> Keep up the good work.
>
> Douglas
>
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