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Welcome to England Herr Hauptmann

Posted:
Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:56 pm
by Splitpin
Luftwaffe 110 preparing to "land" somewhere near Ramsgate on a hazy summer evening.

Re: Welcome to England Herr Hauptmann

Posted:
Sat Jul 15, 2017 6:04 pm
by Charl
The textures!
Very nice Marty, I suspect I may have jumped out of that one already, and taken my chances with the Farmer's daughter.
Re: Welcome to England Herr Hauptmann

Posted:
Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:03 pm
by Splitpin
Thank you for looking Charl ...it (the shot) reminds of Armin Faber, when he landed (he misread his compass) at Pembrey in Wales in a Fw 190A-3.
He was greeted by an RAF NCO, and said after handing over his pistol, something like "I may have just given you a prize"
After some considerable reading, I had no idea about how many German crews didn't make it back over the channel.... but survived, and of course, a lot didn't.
Evidently, enough to get the 1943/44 harvest in ...swords to plow shears, amazing.
Re: Welcome to England Herr Hauptmann

Posted:
Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:39 pm
by toprob
That shot certainly tells a story! It was a different time back then, that's for sure.
Re: Welcome to England Herr Hauptmann

Posted:
Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:52 pm
by Adamski
Another corker of a shot! Shame abouit the Bf110 - it had every chance of being a great aircraft, but just missed the mark. Was just too slow? Imagine a Mosquito with a rear-firing gun!
Adam.