The son of an Army Air Corps general, Robin Olds (July 14, 1922 - June 14, 2007) is best known as a Triple Ace combat pilot who was willing to break a few rules to get the job done. Olds did not want to live in that world. He chandelled steeply to the left and I shot some more. Says F-4 pilot and novelist Mark Berent, It was well written, as youd expect from Robin, but it wasnt really about him. In 1946, while based at March Field, Olds met Hollywood actress (and pin-up girl) Ella Raines on a blind date in Palm Springs. To protect the F-4s, rules of engagement that allowed the MiG Combat Air Patrol to escort the strike force in and out of the target area were revised in December to restrict MiGCAP penetration to the edge of SAM coverage. Olds oversaw the creation of policies, standards, and procedures for Air Force accident prevention programs, and dealt with work safety education, workplace accident investigation and analysis, and safety inspections. [50], The 479th FG converted to the P-51 Mustang in mid-September. I was stationed at RAF Bentwaters while Col Olds was the wing commander and Lt Col Chappy James was the DO. With the end of the war in Europe in May, Olds tally stood at 12 kills as well as 11.5 destroyed on the ground. His first wife, Miss Raines, a favorite pinup girl of the era, died in 1988. Instagram/RobinRobertsGMAGMA's Robin Roberts flaunted her figure in a tight pink dress with sexy lace[/caption] Instagram/RobinRobertsGMARobin's dress was the color of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. After reviewing and reading through this list, I am surprised that there was nothing written about General Chappy James who played a significant role in the F105 operations in North Vietnam. His reputation as a superbly skilled fighter pilot and outstanding leader continues to inspire active duty, retired and aspiring pilots and air crews alike. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. In February 1971, Olds became director of aerospace safety in the Office of the Inspector General. Naturally he wanted to follow in their footsteps. OLDS ROBIN: (1922-2007) American fighter pilot, a 'triple ace' with a combined total of 17 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. Good Morning Americ a star Robin Roberts and her partner, Amber Raign, appear to be as happy as ever. Olds was placed on one year probation, and ordered to pay almost $900in fines and costs, attend an alcohol education course, and perform 72hours of community service. Decades later he said, As a Major, I was responsible for feeding and housing my men, training my men, and rewarding or punishing them. Olds toured USAF bases in Thailand (flying several unauthorized combat missions in the process) and brought back a blunt assessment. As a Colonel, I had to check with some general for permission to visit the latrine., Unlike many pilots who regarded airplanes as tools, Olds could be sentimental about his machines. Eloise, Olds' mother, died when he was four, and he was brought up by his father, who gave him his first flight at the age of eight, in an open-cockpit biplane. Olds expressed his philosophy regarding fighter pilots in the quote: There are pilots and there are pilots; with the good ones, it is inborn. [21] Olds completed Millard Prep and applied for admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point. But he was contemptuous of the Air Forces attitude toward air combat, exclaiming, The best flying job in the world is a MiG-21 pilot at Phuc Yen. [71] He then was made chief of the Weapons Proficiency Center at Wheelus Air Base, Libya, in charge of all fighter weapons training for the United States Air Forces Europe until July 1958.[72]. What to do? [89], After an intensive planning, maintenance, and briefing period, the mission was scheduled for January 1, 1967. Selecting service in the U.S. Army Air Forces, Olds completed his primary flight training in the summer of 1942 at the Spartan School of Aviation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Olds wears USAF flight gear typical of the 1967 time frame, including: K-2B Flying Suit, CSU-3/P Anti-G Suit, SRU-21/P Survival Vest, PCU-3/P Torso Harness, B-3A Gloves, and a Pilot's Survival Knife. Her husband has three children from a previous relationship;[112], Robert Ernest Olds, who was stillborn in 1958. Because do you know what that is? [74] From November 1959 to March 1960, his section worked intensely to develop a program reducing the entire structure of the ADC with the purpose of generating $6.5 billion for classified funding to develop the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.reconnaissance aircraft. "[98] Olds started the mustache in the wake of the success of Operation Bolo and let it grow beyond regulation length because "It became the middle finger I couldn't raise in the PR photographs. [51] Olds shot down an Fw 190 in his new Scat VI on October 6 during a savage battle near Berlin in which he was nearly shot down by his own wingman. Robin Olds Net Worth: Robin Olds is a famous War Hero who has a net worth of $1-5 million. As the second plane pulled a full 360 turn, Olds stayed with him. Olds had a highly publicized career and life, including marriage to Hollywood actress Ella Raines. Robin Olds (July 14, 1922 - June 14, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force. They married in Beverly Hills on February 6, 1947, and had two daughters, Christina and Susan, and a son, Robert Ernest, who was stillborn in 1958. Like so many other pilots and WSOs, he was energized by the new COs press-on attitude. Legendary fighter pilot Robin Olds dies Published June 15, 2007 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) -- Legendary fighter pilot, retired Brig. American Military Serviceperson Robin Olds was born Robert Oldys, Jr. on 14th July, 1922 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA and passed away on 14th Jun 2007 Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States aged 84. [24], Olds developed ambivalent feelings about West Point, admiring its dedication to "Duty, Honor, Country", but disturbed by the tendency of many tactical officers to distort the purpose of its Honor Code. He warned that losses would be severe in any resumption of aerial combat. In this first "closed course" jet race, six P-80s competed against each other on a three pylon course 30miles in length. And when he could not wrangle a combat assignment in the Korean War, he participated in transcontinental jet races and flew with the Air Forces first aerobatic demonstration team. The Air Force said the cause was congestive heart failure. [104][105], Robin Olds' ribbons as they appeared at retirement. Fighter pilots used to say that there was a glass case in the Pentagon building to the precise dimension of then-Colonel Robin Olds, who would be frozen in time and displayed wearing his tank-less flight suit, crashed fore and aft cap, gloves, and torso harness with .38 pistol and survival knife. After World War II, General Olds became one of the first Air Force pilots to fly jets. Robin Olds dating history Relationships. Olds ruled over a fiefdom like a feudal baron, enjoying the excitement of the hunt by day and discussing the great game with his men at arms by night. US Air Force Brigadier General. [54] Promoted to major on February 9, 1945, Olds claimed his seventh victory southeast of Magdeburg, Germany the same day, downing another Bf 109. On the evening of June 14, 2007 he died from congestive heart failure in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a month before his 85th birthday. [41] On July 24 Olds was promoted to captain and became a flight and later squadron leader. Five days later, on February 14, he claimed three more kills but only received credit for two with the other listed as a probable., On March 25, less than two years out of West Point and at only 22 years of age, Maj. Olds received command of the 434th. In an effort to raise morale in the 8th TFW, he began growing a famed handlebar mustache. [19], His father was made commander of the pioneer Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress equipped 2nd Bombardment Group at Langley Field on March 1, 1937, and promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 7. Leaving the 8th TFW in September 1967, Olds was made Commandant of Cadets at the US Air Force Academy. He had earlier been treated for prostate cancer. TogetherWeServed.com Inc. All Rights Reserved | Not a U.S. Government Website. Not Robin Olds. Christina Olds is the daughter of Robin Olds, a legendary U.S. Air Force fighter pilot in WWII and the Vietnam War. [39] Olds flew a new P-38J Lightning that he nicknamed Scat II. Robin Lord Taylor Biography. Turning to investigate, Olds saw pairs of Me 262s turn towards and dive on the Liberators. I straightened out and gave him a burst. [3] He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general, after 30 years of service. [44] Despite battle damage to his own plane, including loss of a side window of its canopy, Olds shot down two during the dogfight and another on the way home to become the first ace of the 479th FG. Despite intense, accurately directed fire, multiple surface-to-air missile attacks on his force, and continuous harassment by MiG fighters defending the target, Colonel Olds, with undaunted determination, indomitable courage, and professional skill, led his force through to help destroy this significant bridge. U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Robin Olds (July 14, 1922-June 14, 2007), son of Army Air Corps Major General Robert Olds, is a Triple Ace fighter pilot who flew combat missions in WWII and Vietnam. He retired in 1973 as abrigadier general. Gen. Frank Savage (Gregory Peck) in Twelve Oclock High. At about 4,000ft (1,200m), the Jerry, still way out of my range, turned under me and slightly to the right. (1936), born from his father's third marriage to Helen Post Sterling and an older maternal half-brother, Carter Nott (19191998), born from his mother's first marriage to Frederick Dickson Nott. The group converted to P-51s in September but on October 30, 1944, while flying in unforecast turbulence, the wing of Zemkes P-51 was torn off. James flew 78 combat missions into North Vietnam and helped Olds to plan and lead the famed . In a gesture of individuality, he grew an enormous, meticulously waxed handlebar mustache. He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general. He was a "triple ace", with a combined total of 16 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. Robin Olds was previously married to Ella Raines (1947 - 1976).. About. When Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Olds attempted to join the Royal Canadian Air Force but was thwarted by his father's refusal to approve his enlistment papers. Olds used to say that the two best things about World War II were London and Col. Zemke. My left window blew out, scaring the hell out of me. Army's record in 1941 was 531, with wins over The Citadel, VMI, Yale, Columbia, and West Virginia, a scoreless tie with Notre Dame, and losses to Harvard, Penn and Navy. (It) was the most direct order I had received in twenty-four years of service. This led to his canopy window blowing out due to excess G forces. The old ways were not only out, they were deceased. A 14-aircraft aerial review included four F-4 Phantoms flying a missing man formation. Jane Ridley. On August 11, Olds conducted a strike on the Paul Doumer Bridge in Hanoi. [118], Days later, on July 21, 2001, Olds was enshrined at Dayton, Ohio, in the National Aviation Hall of Fame Class of 2001, along with test pilot Joe H. Engle, Marine Corps ace Marion E. Carl, and Albert Lee Ueltschi. Husband/ Wife: Under Review: Child/ Kids: Not Available: Total Children . [22], Olds played on the varsity college football team in both 1941 and 1942. He pulled behind the two FW-190s and at 400 yards behind the trailing plane, he fired a six-second burst, hitting the left wing and then pulling his gunfire onto the fuselage. [94][95], Olds was known for the extravagantly waxed (and decidedly non-regulation) handlebar moustache he sported in Vietnam. [27] During his Academy years Olds also acquired a strong contempt for alumni networking, commonly called "ring knocking",[28] to the degree that he went out of his way to conceal his West Point background. The son of U.S. Army Air Forces Major General Robert Olds, educated at West Point, and the product of an upbringing in the early years of the U.S. Army Air Corps, Olds epitomized the youthful World War II fighter pilot. Robin Olds Met Hollywood Actress Ella Raines on a Blind Date In 1946, while based at March Field, Olds met Hollywood actress (and "pin-up girl") Ella Raines on a blind date in Palm Springs. You cant teach it. Olds had made ace in both the P-38 and P-51, probably the only pilot ever to do so. [80], On September 30, 1966, Olds took command of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, based at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base. Christina Olds is the daughter of Robin Olds, an American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force. It was a common superstition among airmen to grow a "bulletproof mustache",[96][97] but Olds also used his as "a gesture of defiance. His mother, Eloise Karine Oldys (ne Wichman; 18961926), died when Robin was four and he was raised by his father. [32] Olds received his pilot's wings personally from Gen. Henry H. Arnold on May 30, 1943,[33] and graduated on June 1 as a member of the Class of June 1943, 194th in general merit of 514 graduates. To the new Inspector General, Lt Gen Ernest C. Hardin Jr., Olds offered to take a voluntary reduction in rank to colonel so he could return to operational command and straighten out the situation. [53], After returning to the United States for a two-month leave, Olds began a full second tour at Wattisham on January 15, 1945. It lasted until, as a colonel, he went to Washington after his service in Vietnam to meet the Air Force chief of staff, Gen. John P. McConnell. If you ever wanted to fly a P-51 Mustang in combat over Germany or shoot down a MiG over North Vietnam flying your F-4 Phantom, reading this is the closest you can get without actually doing it. A later marriage, to Morgan Olds, ended in divorce. Robin taught her to drive on the Academy grounds and ride horses at the equestrian center. He also insisted his aircraft be waxed to reduce air resistance and helped his maintenance crew carry out their tasks. Olds pursued the Bf 109 through the formation, and shot it down.[58]. That show starred George Segal, Wendy Malick, and Laura San Giacomo. This required some adjustment on Olds part as the single-engine Mustang handled differently than the twin-engine Lightning. Promoted to Captain on July 24, on a low-level mission over Montmirail, he spotted two bogeys far in front of him, heading to his right, about 200 feet off the deck. Yet every confrontation America faced in the Cold War years was a 'bombs and bullets' situation, raging under an uneasy nuclear standoff." [94], Air Force Inspector General and Olds' West Point classmate Lt Gen Louis L. Wilson Jr. sent Olds to Southeast Asia in the autumn of 1971 to determine the state of readiness of Air Force pilots. But teach me fast and teach me good, because Im a quick learner.. Leading the first flight, Olds overflew the primary MiG-21 base at Phc Yn and was on a second pass when MiGs finally began popping up through the cloud base. Welch may have been one of the most popular sex symbols of 1960s and 1970s. Navy and Marine Corps fighters, reaping the benefits of their TOPGUN program, immediately enjoyed considerable success. Robin Olds was born in Honolulu. Olds, then 84years old, appeared as a commentator. 1 Squadron at RAF Tangmere and flew the Gloster Meteor. As viewers may know, the ABC co-host never . When the MIGs responded by attacking what seemed to be F-105s, the F-4s downed seven of them. [47], Although in Dogfights S1EP2,[48] Robin Olds recounts this memory of the P-38 needing help with some variance. I knew McConnell understood. Olds left the 81st in 1965 after forming an aerial demonstration team without command authorization. On February 14, he claimed three victories, two Bf 109s and an Fw 190, but one of the former was credited only as a "probable". His mother, his father's first wife, Eloise Karine Wichman Nott (1896-1926), died when Robin was four and he was raised by his father. He says "I went on into the fight, got another one, BE (His wing man) got two others with one pass. U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who served in both World War II and the Vietnam War. Zak is married to Olivia June and they have a son together named McLaurin Clement Williams Mickey for short. In 1925 when he was only three, he accompanied his father to Mitchells famed court-martial. [107], Olds was briefly a stepbrother of author Gore Vidal after Olds' father married for the fourth time in June 1942, to Nina Gore Auchincloss. Christina Olds, daughter of the late Brig. A highly decorated combat fighter pilot of World War II and the Vietnam War, he was a triple ace with a combined total of 16 aerial victories in both wars. [75] Following his Pentagon assignment, Olds attended the National War College in Washington D.C., graduating in 1963. A triple ace, he achieved a combined total of 16 victories in the Second World War and the Vietnam War. Robin first flew at age 8 in an open-cockpit biplane operated by his father. Olds time at West Point proved brief as many older officers resented his rapid rise in rank during the war. On his second transition flight, at the point of touchdown during landing, Olds learned a lesson in "false confidence" when the powerful torque of the single-engined fighter forced him to ground loop after the Mustang veered off the runway. He also claimed three more unofficial kills that could not be verified by witnesses. Ralph Wetterhahn, a future MiG killer. When the leaders were only interested in suiting up, he exercised some initiative. Ella Raines died on May 30, 1988, Sherman Oaks, California from throat cancer. 28 Feb 2023 16:56:21 [94], The President of the United States of America, authorized by Title 10, Section 8742, United States Code, takes pleasure in presenting the Air Force Cross to Colonel Robin Olds (AFSN: 0-26046), United States Air Force, for extraordinary heroism in military operations against an opposing armed force while serving as Strike Mission Commander in the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand, against the Paul Doumer Bridge, a major north-south transportation link on Hanoi's Red River in North Vietnam, on 11 August 1967. She is currently not legally married, however, confirmed on Jan. 2 she plans to wed Amber in 2023 Robin has been in a longtime. On this week's episode of her podcast "I've Got a Secret! This is as far away from Sister Wives that you can get with an entertainment offering. Five P-51s made a pass on the airdrome that April day. [100], The incident with the mustache is given credit as the impetus for a new Air Force tradition, "Mustache March", in which aircrew, aircraft maintainers, and other airmen worldwide show solidarity by a symbolic, albeit good-natured "protest" for one month against Air Force facial hair regulations. #RezaNorouzi, his wife & kids were arrested 2yrs ago His sons were 2 y/o and 2 months old at the time His wife and sons were in solitary confinement for 2 months The IR regime didn't provide powdered milk so they had to feed the baby cheese. He was a 2001 inductee of the National Aviation Hall of. In early 1944 he became part of the cadre assigned to build up the newly activated 434th Fighter Squadron and its parent 479th Fighter Group, based at Lomita, California. He served as Commandant of Cadets at the United States Air . Legendary British Singer Robin Gibb was a doting father who dearly wanted to be present in his kids' lives. By Kayla Keegan Updated: Jan 4, 2023. [114] Robin Olds and Ella Raines separated in 1975 and divorced in 1976. Olds remarkable life experiences jump from the pages - in a book that is nearly impossible to put down. He began cleaning house. After assisting in generating the funding for the classified SR-71 Blackbird program, Olds attended the National War College in 1962-1963. Over Btzow, undetected by the Germans, Olds and his wingman jettisoned their fuel drop tanks and attacked, although the second element of the flight had been unable to keep up during the climb.[43]. For his part, Olds was not upset with the order, recalling: To tell the truth, I wasn't all that fond of the damned thing by then, but it had become a symbol for the men of the 8th Wing. Brigadier General Robin Olds' next assignment was as Commandant of . (later Maj. Gen.) Robert Olds and his wife Eloise, who died when Robin was four. I regained control of the aircraft and pulled out above a wheat field. In other words, he went freelance. The engagement marked the only combat appearance of Sonderkommando Elbe, a German Air Force squadron formed to ram Allied bombers. In his first two dogfights, he was alone with his wingman, having left formation to hunt on his own. It was a long list. An enemy round tore a hole the size of a basketball in his right wing, but the fire went out and he made it home. Rising to the command of two fighter wings, Olds is regarded among aviation historians, and his peers, as the best wing commander of the Vietnam War, for both his air-fighting skills, and his reputation as a combat leader. The MIGs reacted as we had hoped, Colonel Olds, who had led the mission himself, told a news conference in Saigon shortly afterward. On that date, Colonel Olds led his strike force of eight F-4C aircraft against a key railroad and highway bridge in North Vietnam. [2] He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general . To make a wonderfully long story short, they lost.. [79] Olds rewarded Kirk by granting him a transfer to his command in Thailand in March 1967. [36] After gunnery training at Matagorda, Texas in the first half of August 1943, he was assigned to P-38 phase training at Muroc Army Air Field, California. He was honored with a flyover and services at the United States Air Force Academy, where his ashes are housed, on June 30, 2007. His initial twin-engine training at Williams Field, Arizona, was in the Curtiss AT-9, followed by transition fighter training[35] to the Lockheed P-38 Lightning in its P-322 variant. After he received a conditional commitment for nomination from Pennsylvania Congressman J. Buell Snyder, Olds moved to Uniontown, Pennsylvania, where he lived in the YMCA and supported himself working odd jobs. As he wryly noted long afterward, When I shot down my first two airplanes I was relieved to see that they had black crosses on their wings.. VPAF fighter activity diminished to almost nothing for 10 weeks afterwards, thereby accomplishing the main goal of Operation Bolo: to eliminate or diminish the threat of MiGs to the strike formations. General Olds went on to serve in many countries and positions, including assignments to Air Force headquarters and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was born on July 14, 1922 and his birthplace is Honolulu, HI. Amber is a massage therapist. He is buried at the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Weighing his options, he decided to risk it all and flat planed. (Five kills are needed to become an ace.) Adding to his glamorous image, General Olds was a former all-American football player at West Point and the husband of a movie star, Ella Raines. As a result the flow of war materials into this area was appreciably reduced. The baby had convulsions several times . A month before the fall of Nazi Germany, Maj. Robin Olds of the 479th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, scored his final aerial victory of World War II, chasing a Messerschmitt 109 through a formation of B-24 Liberator bombers and shooting it down. As a result, the new academy superintendent, Maj. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, replaced the head coach (an Army officer) with Colonel Earl "Red" Blaik, a 1920graduate and head coach at Dartmouth, who had recruited Olds in 1939. Implemented in January 1967, the operation saw American aircraft down seven MiG-21s, with Olds shooting down one. He pointed out on occasion that he had never received a Purple Heart, but he did come close. Not to mention his self-confessed tendency to say exactly what he happened to think, no matter how inappropriate it was or who he was talking to. Called Operation Bolo, the trap entailed use of radar-jamming devices and other tactics to make faster, more maneuverable F-4s appear to be the slower F-105s used for bombing missions. [25] In 1985 Olds was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Cape Town - Police in Limpopo have opened a case of murder as well as an inquest docket after the husband shot and killed his wife and, later, turned the gun on himself on Sunday.Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the couple worked as paramedics.Mojapelo said the 44-year-old wife had obtained a protection order against her husband.The pair were estranged at the . It is not the President; it is not the Speaker of the House; nor the Leader of the Senate. He was a "triple ace", with a combined total of 17 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. From 1967 to 1971, he was commandant of cadets at the Air Force Academy. It departed the Los Angeles area on April 15 for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, and shipped aboard the USS Argentina for Europe on May 3. [62][63][64], In April 1946, he and Lieutenant Colonel John C. "Pappy" Herbst formed what he believed was the Air Force's first jet aerobatic demonstration team. I thought I had been hit by some of the ground fire I had observed in the vicinity. The wing had converted to the F101 and he loved to show us what it could do during annual air shows. Please check back often for the newest additions. "[26], He walked punishment tours until the day of his graduation in June. The canopy came open, followed by General Olds helmet in a high, lofting arc. Some of the movies and films that made him famous and well-known in the movie industry are when he played a role as Oswald Cobblepot in the Fox TV series Gotham in 2016, Another Earth in 2011, Would You Rather in 2012, s Accepted in 2006, You in 2019 and also in the same year 2019 he did play . Show more. He continued attacking in "dead-stick mode", hitting his target in the fuselage and shooting off part of its engine cowling. Here's a nice shot of a sultry looking Raquel Welch lounging around back in 1967. Anyone can read what you share. . First, he cut loose the deadwood, the ticket punchers and careerists who had sniveled some counters - missions that counted toward completion of a tour when in fact they had not gone north. I was the only one to return homeWhen I tested the stall characteristics of my wounded bird over our home airfield, I found it quit flying at a little over 175mph (282km/h) indicated and rolled violently into the dead wing (note: the right flap had been blown away and two large holes knocked in the same wing). Mrs. Stockton was born and reared in. Gen. Robin Olds was buried June 30 at the U.S. Air Force Academy cemetery after funeral services in the cadet Protestant chapel. Kirk accompanied Olds for practice firing of AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the Point Mugu missile range while Olds was en route to Travis Air Force Base for his charter flight overseas. Olds was a team player as long as the team wanted to play. His fourth MiG kill in Vietnam was recreated in the season 2 episode "No Room For Error". He entered the academy a month later but after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Olds was sent to the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for flight training. Olds himself shot down one of the seven, for which he and the other aircrew were awarded Silver Stars. Bored after 18 years with her husband, Robin Rinaldi placed an ad seeking casual encounters with new men and women. You can download the book in thee-book format of your choice at AmazonorSmashwords. Scat XXVII (F-4C-24-MC 64-0829) was retired from operational service and placed on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Despite his MiG-killing fame, he was perhaps proudest of the strike against North Vietnams best-defended target: Thai Nguyen steel mill. 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