“It’s Unbelievable, a Beautiful Girl like You a Fighter Pilot”, P. 124 from the Book “Night Witches” by Bruce Myles (the Amazing Story of Russia’s Women Pilots in World War II) 1997, Academy Chicago Publishers.

It was said about Lily Litvak, the legendary woman fighter-pilot, known as the “Free Hunter” and the “White Rose of Stalingrad”, her photo is to the right. The cover of the book “Night Witches” by Bruce Myles on the photo is to the left. Three entire regiments of women fought in combat: 586-th  Fighter Regiment,…

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For a Kiss with Ugly-Looking, Slithering and Illusive Sting Ray One Needed to Go So Far as the Cayman Islands, and Even Much More Further in the Distance, Only God Knows Where!, in the Wide Open Caribbean Sea (“Carnival Liberty” Cruise, August 15, 2013)

People look for adventures in some very strange places, and the adventures as a rule look for them. It is a mutual attraction. The vivid example was the lethal adventure of the world famous Australian crocodile hunter and TV environmentalist Steve Irwin: meeting with a string ray in September, 2006 in a marine accident off…

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