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In the News (Fri 18 Dec 09)

  
 History News Network
The story of how Spitfire ace Charley Fox strafed Rommel's staff car as it sped through the French countryside July 17, 1944, is finally becoming clear after almost 60 years of uncertainty over who wounded the the "Desert Fox," the Nazis' greatest field commander.
Fox's own log entry from that day and his recollections of swooping down on a German staff car and watching the bullet-riddled vehicle veer off the road.
Fox, 84, who lives in London, Ont., and is to be installed as honorary colonel of his old wartime unit, 412 Squadron, at a ceremony this week in Ottawa.
hnn.us /readcomment.php?id=34135   (2330 words)

  
 CANOE -- CNEWS: Canada Canadiana - D-Day pilot bumped up in rank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Fox is credited with ending the storied career of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox of the North African campaign, who was in charge of the Nazi defences in France at the time of D-Day.
Fox was flying over Normandy after the Allied invasion in his Spitfire when he strafed a car carrying the famed German commander, who was seriously injured.
The more Robert got to know Fox, the more he realized he had found the person who should be the squadron's honorary colonel -- a position that had been vacant for more than three years.
cnews.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Canada/Canadiana/2004/04/28/pf-439382.html   (541 words)

  
 Fox Country Smoke House
Charley Fox and his wife Carolyn, having returned to the US from Madrid, Spain, purchased a large colonial farmhouse and began a small farming operation.
With the idea of smoking his own pork, and maybe neighbors pork as well, Charley hand picked stones from his own fields and built a smokehouse capable of smoking 400 lbs.
Using his own hand mixed cures and a special blend of hardwoods and oak from trees on the farm, Charley created superior tasting hams and bacon.
www.oldehousesmokehouse.com /about.php   (325 words)

  
 Clarke Road Secondary School Honours Charley Fox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Although Fox never graduated from high school ("I got a job and then the war came along," he says.), his son, Jim, was one of Clarke Road's first graduates after the school opened 50 years ago.
There was the nighttime training flight on a moonless night when, at the top of an aerobatic loop somewhere over southern Ontario, the lights on the ground suddenly blinked off (he later learned there'd been a region-wide power failure).
Fox sees strong parallels between recent events and the turmoil of the 1930s and '40s.
www.tvdsb.on.ca /clarke/fox/fox.html   (724 words)

  
 Descendants of Jonathan Fox, 1810-1880.
FOX was born in Lafayette, Ind., on February 25, 1849, the son of JONATHON and MARGARET FOX.
Bertha FOX was born in Jun 1895 in Indiana.
Jonathan FOX was born in 1845 in Indiana and died on 4 Aug 1912 in Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 67.
home.insightbb.com /~adyer/FoxDesc.htm   (8144 words)

  
 Charley Fox
Flight Lieutenant Fox destroyed or damaged at least sixty-four enemy transports and since the invasion of Normandy has destroyed a total of 127 vehicles.
In December 1944 Flight Lieutenant Fox led his squadron on an attack against enemy airfields in the Munster area and personally destroyed another hostile aircraft, bringing his total to four.
S/L Don "Chunky" Gordon was No. 3 in a Spit XIV of 402 squadron and Chas W. "Charley" Fox was No. 4 in a Mk IX of 412 squadron.
acesofww2.com /Canada/aces/fox.htm   (1388 words)

  
 Fox Tops the Broadcast Bigs
And yet another executive said the reason for the cable network's unprecedented success was that Fox was an "in-house organ" of the Republicans.
Fox News Channel representative Paul Schur reacted in this way: "It must be embarrassing to no end that they got beat by a cable news network." He then suggested that "these are the groans the dinosaurs made before they became extinct." 3
Admittedly, Fox did better in the ratings during the G.O.P. convention than it did during the Democratic one.
www.firstliberties.com /fox_tops_broadcast_bigs.html   (748 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Charley Fox": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Charley Fox judged the Fifty-fifth Massachusetts battleworthy now, fully recovered from a near mutiny over the issue of equal pay.
It was the night Charley Fox was baptized, confirmed and made his first communion.
Charley was seventy-five years old and had been married to Anna for...
www.amazon.com /phrase/Charley-Fox   (487 words)

  
 Desert Fox Erwin Rommel - Hitler's Third Reich and World War Two
Fox, who flew over Normandy three times during D-Day, told his story.
Fox described how he fired from his Spitfire and struck the car carrying one of Nazi Germany’s top military men.
Erwin Rommel, the "Desert Fox", was a German war hero whose exploits during the WWII are the stuff of legend.
hitlernews.cloudworth.com /erwin-rommel-africa-corps.php   (1378 words)

  
 Democrat and Chronicle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Charles W. “Charley” Fox, 84, sat on a stool next to a bright yellow Harvard trainer, a workhorse aircraft used by the U.S. and Commonwealth forces during WWII.
Fox, whose specialty was knocking out trains and tanks, made real history twice.
And on May 5, 1945, Fox was with 126 Spitfire Wing and flew in the last air patrol of the war.
www.democratandchronicle.com /news/forprint/0719OI4UMIH_news.shtml   (699 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Florida Faces Destruction Wrought by Charley - U.S. & World
Charley killed at least 13 people -- including a man who was crushed outside his home when a banyan tree fell on him -- and left thousands homeless.
As a weakened Charley churned up the East Coast as a tropical storm Saturday, emergency officials pronounced it the worst hurricane to wallop Florida since Hurricane Andrew tore through in 1992.
EDT Sunday, Charley's center was near Farmingville in the center of Long Island, N.Y., moving northeast at about 30 mph.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,128993,00.html   (1051 words)

  
 Charley Fox - Biography
Charley Fox was born February 1920, in Guelph, Ontario.
Charley served continuously on ops until January 1945.
In December 1944, Flight Lieutenant Fox led his squadron on an attack against enemy airfields in the Munster area and personally destroyed another enemy aircraft, bringing his total to 4.
www.spitcrazy.com /Charley%20Fox%20Bio.htm   (495 words)

  
 Free Dominion :: View topic - Canada's Military History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The story of how Spitfire ace Charley Fox strafed Rommel's staff car as it sped through the French countryside on July 17, 1944, is finally becoming clear after almost 60 years of uncertainty over who wounded the man known as "the Desert Fox," the Nazis' greatest field commander.
Fox, 84, who lives in London, Ont., and is to be installed as honorary colonel of his old war-time unit, 412 Squadron, at a ceremony this week in Ottawa.
Fox says the incident remains "very clear in my mind." And the July 17 entry in his own wartime log book records "1 staff car damaged" along with the destruction of a transport vehicle.
www.freedominion.ca /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=250015   (7459 words)

  
 FOX Sports - NBA - U.S.'s win over China nothing to shout about   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Whether they double-teamed China's guards up high, the forwards in the corners or Yao Ming in the pivot, the results were a bunch of turnovers and easy fast-break scoring opportunities.
In any case, despite the 31-point blowout, Team USA is not yet fully prepared to seriously challenge the likes of Argentina, Spain, Greece and Italy for the championship.
Charley Rosen is FOXSports.com's NBA analyst and author of 13 books about hoops, the current one being "The pivotal season, How the 1971-72 L.A. Lakers changed the NBA."
msn.foxsports.com /nba/story/5888816   (775 words)

  
 Kinmundy Express 1884
After a social greeting all around, we were informed by the landlady that the rolls were ready, and all repaired to the dining room to partake of what had been arranged for us.
M.A. SKILLING and son Charley went to Mattoon this morning to visit for a few days, when they will be joined by "Tad", and all will go to Kansas.
Charley played the fiddle for them for a dollar, and they forgot to pay him.
www.ford-mobley.com /dafm/express/exp1884.htm   (16402 words)

  
 Unit History
The Swamp Fox Fund is used to cover some of the expenses incurred by the your group.
The DVD Version of Swamp Fox of the Mekong is also available upon request for an additional donation.
Please forward this to your other Swamp Fox friends who may not be on the e-mail list.
druid-consulting.com /unit_history.htm   (442 words)

  
 Burnt Cork and Tambourines
Charley hunted for the author of the hoax and had he discovered the culprit there would have been blood on the face of the moon.
Muldoon is the proprietor of a sanitarium in White Plains, N.Y. Charley Mitchell is in England.
Fox came to the theatre in a towering rage, accused me of stealing the picture, threatening everything he could devise from a “punch in the jaw” to imprisonment for life.
www.circushistory.org /Cork/BurntCork6.htm   (15944 words)

  
 Erwin Rommel Summary
On July 17, 1944 Rommel's staff car was strafed by an RCAF Spitfire (piloted by Charley Fox), and he was hospitalized with major head injuries.
The release of the film The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) helped enhance his reputation, and today he is one of the most widely known and well-regarded leaders in the German army.
Fox on the Rhine was followed by a sequel, Fox at the Front (ISBN 0641676964).
www.bookrags.com /Erwin_Rommel   (4191 words)

  
 Charlie Fox - Action Girl created by Zoë Sharp
It offers an excellent summary of the development of Charlie Fox's character and her progress through the series.
Described by her creator as a tough self sufficient heroine who doesn't suffer fools gladly and can take care of herself, Charlie Fox is an antidote to the decorative female characters who are good only for screaming while they wait for their menfolk to come to the rescue.
With her physical toughness, mental coolness and wry humour and the hangover from her sharp exit from the army, Charlie Fox was too good to waste on a stand-alone novel.
www.zoesharp.com /sherlockfox.htm   (1851 words)

  
 Fox (disambiguation) - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Charley Fox (1920–), Canadian Air Force officer in WWII
Fanne Foxe (1936–), Argentinian-born stripper involved in a 1974 sex scandal with Wilbur Mills
Red Fox nickanme of Michael Sinclair, a World War II prisoner in Colditz Caslte.
www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/FOX   (589 words)

  
 MyFoxTampaBay
Yes, we bombarded you with American Idol coverage in the winter...that lasted all the way to May. But it really was fun to be in Los Angeles for the finale--and watch all that hype in person.
Extremely popular--by far the most successful show in Fox history...yet there are plenty of people who just can't wait to tell you how much they hate the show.
I was invited to attend a junket in Los Angeles for the Fox Television fall season.
community.myfoxtampabay.com /blogs/Charley_Belcher   (4221 words)

  
 FOX Sports - Sports News, Standings, Stats and more
While other teams face confusing scenarios to make the playoffs, the Jets simply need to get a win to complete a drastic turnaround from last season.
Great news, as the FOX NFL Sunday crew is fielding questions through the weekend for their Rapid Fire segment on Sunday's show.
Bowl action on FOX kicks off on New Year's Day in the Cotton Bowl and continues through the huge BCS title game on Jan. 8 between Ohio St. and Florida.
msn.foxsports.com   (475 words)

  
 the futon critic - the web's best primetime television resource
(from ABC's press release) Hope reminisces with her family about the first fight she and Charley had during their courtship back in 1985 when they were both in college.
Flashbacks to that fateful night reveal that it was also the first time Charley and Faith met.
The fireworks begin when Hope cancels her date with Charley to go to a Huey Lewis concert, choosing instead to stay and console Faith, who is distraught after not being cast as the lead in her high school play.
www.thefutoncritic.com /listings.aspx?id=20041124abc17   (292 words)

  
 The Wrong Miss Wright (1937)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Remaking CRAZY LIKE A FOX, Charley Chase's third two-reeler for Columbia was also one of his best for the studio.
His valet, however, comes up with a way to solve the problem - if Charley acts crazy, the girl's father will call the marriage off and he'll be free to marry his shipboard sweetheart.
A jumbled attempt at explaining himself to her father makes it clear that Charley will never resolve things, so he grabs the girl by the hand and they dash off to elope.
imdb.com /title/tt0029798   (422 words)

  
 Swamp Fox Registry
Delta 6 once remarked that he wished the rest of the 13th CAB had the enthusiasm and high moral exhibited by the 199th"
The Registry contains all the available names of the personnel who served with the 199th RAC from 1967 thru 1970 taken from the Unit History rosters.
Special thanks to Charley Baker (Fox 46) for obtaining this information from the National Archives.
druid-consulting.com /swamp_fox_regestry.htm   (137 words)

  
 Fox Tops the Broadcast Bigs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Instead of recognizing that their production may be stale, their priorities impaired and more and more folks believe that they're biased, they are apparently singing the same old refrain that the Left continually uses when fussing about Fox, and chalking up the loss to the notion that—the network is biased to the Right.
One broadcast bigwig told the Washington Post that the "Fox News Channel doing a big number at the RNC is the least shocking thing that's happened all week," offering the analogy that "the Olympics are to NBC what the RNC is to Fox News."
Fox News Channel representative Paul Schur reacted in this way: "It must be embarrassing to no end that they got beat by a cable news network." He then suggested that "these are the groans the dinosaurs made before they became extinct."
www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2004/9/7/124459.shtml   (882 words)

  
 Ontario Hero's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Specialized in ground attack, Charley destroyed or damaged twenty-two locomotives and thirty-four enemy vehicles with 8 enemy aircraft destroyed
Charley is also credited with strafing Field Marshal Rommel on July 17th 1944.
For many years Charley Fox does colour commentaries at air shows throughout the United States.
www.ontario-warbirds.ca /ontario_heros.htm   (1452 words)

  
 Charles Fox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Fox (composer) (1940—), film and television composer
Charles Richard Fox (1796–1873), illegitimate son of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland
Charley Fox, Canadian Air Force officer in WWII
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Fox   (131 words)

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