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Originally Posted by cvalk
Chock said it beautifully in post 4. Of all the aces, Mannock's essential humanity -- warts and all -- truly burns through the "mists of time" as they say. He was also a master tactician and teacher. Peter Hart devotes a good portion of his excellent "Aces Falling" to Mannock. He points out that unlike most of the other great Allied aces, more so than even McCudden, Mannock was an "English Richthofen" who was a shepard to the pilots in his care and a thoughtful warrior who focused on improving his squadron's effectiveness at defeating the enemy rather than increasing his individual score.
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Another Mannock fan here. A genuine guy, never afraid to speak his mind or admit his failings. If there hadn't have been a war he could possibly have gone into politcs campaigning for the less fortunate. A true hero.
PS. I doubt he would be too happy being compared to that trophy collecting vain little man with the red Triplane
