Sometimes a combination of individual and machine simply gels. The two become intrinsically linked with one another, their relationship almost symbiotic in nature, rather like that of a master craftsman with his tools. How it happens is hard, even impossible, to define, but happen it does, and the results speak for themselves. In historic aviation, Ray Hanna's relationship with Spitfire Ⅸ MH434 remains perhaps the most famous example, but there are others. Across the Atlantic, for some three decades, Brig Gen Reg Urschler and P-51D Mustang Gunfighter were just such a draw. Stalwarts of the Confederate Air Force, this great aviator and his immaculate fighter were guaranteed to put on an outstanding show. But it was not as a fighter pilot that Reg spent his illustrious US Air Force career. Rather, most of his time was in the reconnaissance community, flying clandestine missions in the Boeing RB-47 and RC-135.
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机译：有时，个人和机器的组合只是凝胶。两者之间有着内在的联系，他们的关系在本质上几乎是共生的，就像大师级工匠拿着工具一样。它是如何发生的很难，甚至不可能定义，但它确实发生了，结果不言自明。在历史悠久的航空领域，雷·汉纳（Ray Hanna）与喷火九号（Spitfire IX. MH434）的关系可能是最著名的例子，但还有其他例子。在大西洋彼岸，大约三十年来，Reg Urschler双桅帆船和P-51D野马战斗机就是这样吸引人的地方。这位伟大的飞行员和他完美无暇的战斗机是邦联空军的中坚力量，保证会上演一场出色的表演。但雷格并不是作为一名战斗机飞行员度过了他辉煌的美国空军生涯。相反，他的大部分时间都在侦察界，在波音RB-47和RC-135上执行秘密任务。
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