ARR Mascots and personal emblems.

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From the right: Adj Panait,Dobran and Panait's mascot-Gusty the shepard dog.
The day Panait was killed in confruntation with the USAF,aprox.the same time,the dog got very agitated,he began barking and running around.
Nobody knew that moments that his master just died,and tried to catch him.
In vain.Gusty run away yelling,and was never found again.

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A white rabbit-the mascot of an AA batary.
Photo: Seban Dutescu.

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The crew of SM-79 no. 221 had Costică-the-cock as a mascot.

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Costica is on the way....

[Victor]

THere are two photos of Costache the cock here: http://www.worldwar2.ro/forum/index.php?sh...l=hladiuc&st=15

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Ilie,the vulture-The mascot of 1 bomber flotila Brasov.

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The dog of Ion Maga,7 th fighter group.
Photo Dumitru Goloiu.

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Pop Horia and his mascot.
Photo: Dobran

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Ion Galea's dog Gil ,on the right.
Was an amazing dog.
He had 47 missions on his master plane.
In one ocasion,when an ARR pliot was showing around with his combat missions,he was asked by Galea,how many missions he has.When hearing the answer,Galea said;"Even my dog has more missions then you..."
In one ocasion,after an emergency dive,Gil"s ear drums broke,and he became deafh.
In Mai 1945,Galea met his to be wife,Clara.
When they left Hungary the dog was left at her parents house.
Clara Galea told me that they had to close him into the house while leaving.He jumped thrue the window and got a lot of cuts.It had to be locked in the basemant in order not to run after the truck.

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The dog of prince Brancoveanu (on the left-Mihai Lucaci on the right),was sort of a mascot to the pilots at Mamaia airfield.