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Ian and I had a little multiplay flight/fight last night. Me in the Spitfire and Ian in the Stuka to see how Hans Rudle managed to fly over 2500 (or was it over 2700?) sorties during WWII without being killed (although he did lose a leg).

I managed to turn with the Stuka but was often on the verge of stalling and in the end I spun out and into the ground, luckily manged to pull flat for a pancake landing at the last moment so I could rise again to meet the dreaded Red Baron of Riccarton aka Ian W.

I thought I had better get in first with my shots as I'm sure that Ian had me in his sights numerous times as I kept losing sight of him - he deliberately mislead me with his position and intentions, not once, but many times. I'm obviously too trusting . . ..


Surely I have him this time?



Defending Wigram as Ian charges in to bomb the remnants of our air force . ..



Cunning blighter climbed steeply having me shuddering in a stall to get him into my sights

No escape for him this time



The end of my machine after spinning and a lucky survivable emergency "landing" .



Whew, at least I beat Ian in getting the pictures up . . . .

Nice shots

scaber wrote:

QUOTE (scaber @ Sep 12 2013,1:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I thought I had better get in first with my shots as I'm sure that Ian had me in his sights numerous times as I kept losing sight of him - he deliberately mislead me with his position and intentions, not once, but many times. I'm obviously too trusting . . ..

Twas a trick i learned from the famed Gregory 'Pappy-Greg' Boyington , excelled with ruses ... telling Greg I was over Quail Island in the Lyttleton harbour when in fact i was over Lake Ellesmere

I do like zee last screen ... ucker puckered ya in me Stuka 'Hans Erich Rudel' Over 2700 mission....gawd he was lucky

Hey, waiting for your screen shots Ian.......


I know why you like my last one the best, it's because in all the others you are in my sights!!

Fantastico sequence!
That was the problem with downing a Stuka eh?
They were that slow, you had to get the quick burst in on first approach otherwise you just flew on by...
I wonder: did a Spit ever get downed by a trigger happy Stuka??

Charl wrote:

QUOTE (Charl @ Sep 15 2013,10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Fantastico sequence!

That was the problem with downing a Stuka eh?

I wonder: did a Spit ever get downed by a trigger happy Stuka??

Wait till ya see the 'on core blimey' dang Stuka shot me Spit Down

Ya watched Topgun too many times Ian: 'He'll fly on by..."
So far I see on WikiP maybe 2 downed by Stuka.
Sounds like fluke...

Charl wrote:

QUOTE (Charl @ Sep 15 2013,11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ya watched Topgun too many times Ian: 'He'll fly on by..."

Sounds like fluke...

To much BOB .... "Repeat Please , .... will you all stay in formation .... Repeat Please .... Oh core Blimey ! " ....

When Forgotten battles was first out, i loved teh stuka, in those days with inexperienced pilots you either climbed at a slight angle to give the rear gunner a shot, or if high enough went into a dive which many followed into at there peril. But it was fun.

MJ , It would be a goodie to try and shared cockpit ... the other fella doing the screens from the back seat ...... Geronimo !

hey good shots Ian, I hadn't really realised that I had got inverted there, no wonder I ran out of steam soon after! I was too busy trying to weave around you slowish aircraft and forgot my attitude! Still, if that's what I have to do to down you . . ..

The trouble is that my excess speed left me a bit vulnerable in front of you . . ..

scaber wrote:

QUOTE (scaber @ Sep 16 2013,10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hey good shots Ian, I hadn't really realised that I had got inverted there, no wonder I ran out of steam soon after! I was too busy trying to weave around you slowish aircraft and forgot my attitude! Still, if that's what I have to do to down you . . ..

I thought you muttered something ... 'seagull' ... nah think it was just 'Damn Bird'