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UK_Widowmaker
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Has this been changed in P3?..haven't seen anyone hit the (non existant!) Silk yet!
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Windchill
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Yep, I've seen it once.
I was flying a Halbie and flamed a quirk - and the pilot bailed! I was very surprised! The a/c then dropped off on a wing and spiraled in. It was an interesting flight!
I was flying a Halbie and flamed a quirk - and the pilot bailed! I was very surprised! The a/c then dropped off on a wing and spiraled in. It was an interesting flight!
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Baywing
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I had it once, also. I was drilling a 2 seater, it burst into flames and 2 guys bailed out.
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UK_Widowmaker
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Cool!
Punks... the plane wasn't even on fire yet!
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On a similar note, OFF
3 has made me a sadist. :violent: I always get really close before I shoot, but now I do it in hopes I can hear my victim scream... does that make me a bad person?
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On a similar note, OFF
3 has made me a sadist. :violent: I always get really close before I shoot, but now I do it in hopes I can hear my victim scream... does that make me a bad person?
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Bullethead
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Wow, a lucky escape for you! I don't know how that poor Fee crew missed their prop, but if they'd hit it, MvR would have sued you for trademark infringement for flying an all-red airplane :caked:
Zommoz: I always get really close before I shoot, but now I do it in hopes I can hear my victim scream... does that make me a bad person?
Well, it sounds pretty sadistic to me, Zommoz. Yesterday, I hunted down a Camel, and the pilot couldn't do much anymore - too badly shot up - so I could go close and give him another burst. But then I heard a hearttearing scream, and - well - just lost all anger and aggression, and pulled up...
The Camel crashed anyway, off course, and that was alright, but that scream - suddenly you remember, there's a young lad of just 20 summers in that kite you plaster. Maybe, I have yet to become a butcher...
That's a good one, Bullethead
Well, it sounds pretty sadistic to me, Zommoz. Yesterday, I hunted down a Camel, and the pilot couldn't do much anymore - too badly shot up - so I could go close and give him another burst. But then I heard a hearttearing scream, and - well - just lost all anger and aggression, and pulled up...
The Camel crashed anyway, off course, and that was alright, but that scream - suddenly you remember, there's a young lad of just 20 summers in that kite you plaster. Maybe, I have yet to become a butcher...
That's a good one, Bullethead
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UK_Widowmaker
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I think it was Mick Mannock who was quite brutal in regards to shooting people down...He once said "I like to see them Burn"
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Rick Rawlings
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Good thread. Once after a near pass on a Halberstadt, I jammed "0""0""0" to get my throttle back up for the next pass. All of the sudden, I cut to an external view of my plane with me flying faster than the recommended airspeed in the downwards direction! I guess "0""0""0" is too close to "o""o""o" on my dashboard...
Nature is a cruel teacher!
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Nature is a cruel teacher!
Rick
Hey, Rick
That reminds me of Adolf Galland telling a story like that. He came back from a fierce dogfight over southern England, and had collected severe hits. He decided to bail out, and in falling, he wanted to pull the parachute. But instead, he had - almost - pulled the central lock for the parachute's belt. Realising, that he had almost come down faster, without the device, he couldn't stand upright anymore and leant, sitting down, to a tree.
When soldiers arrived with a van, they asked him, what they should do for him. He asked for a bottle of brandy, and, as he got it, he took a big drink, to stop the shiver in his knees.
He was and still is regarded as a great ace - but this story shows so well: they often look cooler than they may really be - sometimes.
Cheers; Olham
That reminds me of Adolf Galland telling a story like that. He came back from a fierce dogfight over southern England, and had collected severe hits. He decided to bail out, and in falling, he wanted to pull the parachute. But instead, he had - almost - pulled the central lock for the parachute's belt. Realising, that he had almost come down faster, without the device, he couldn't stand upright anymore and leant, sitting down, to a tree.
When soldiers arrived with a van, they asked him, what they should do for him. He asked for a bottle of brandy, and, as he got it, he took a big drink, to stop the shiver in his knees.
He was and still is regarded as a great ace - but this story shows so well: they often look cooler than they may really be - sometimes.
Cheers; Olham
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UK_Widowmaker
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I remember seeing Galland interviewed for the BBC series 'The World at War'
He came over as a very cool, level headed man, who merely explained the Air war as it was, with no bravado or Fame seeking.
Is he the guy who famously told that fat, drug addict queenie, Goering, that to win the Battle of Britain, he should be given a Squadron of Spitfires?
Yes, as far as I know, that was Galland.
He admired the fighting spirit of the British pilots, who had to make several sorties a day. And he saw, that the Spit with it's climb was a perfect interceptor - as a pilot, he liked the beauty of that plane (and so did I, when I bought and modelled a 1:24 AIRFIX Spitfire - well, she IS a beauty!)
Later, he mourned more and more about the incompetent decisions of Goering and Hitler. A complaint about the decision, to make a bomber of the Me 262 jet plane, instead of fighting the endless bomber streams with it, got him fired as the General of Fighters. But he was too well known to do him more harm, and so they gave him some Me 262's for to form his Jagdverband 40. He united some of the remaining aces in it, and they proved, that the jet was a pefect interceptor for bombers. But it was too late to turn the blade.
And I tell you, I'm glad it was. I like England for all it's originality and character, and wouldn't want to imagine it and all central Europe to be ruled by a German dictator - brrrrr... Your pilots did a very great job. And I remember someone saying: seldom before had so many people to be greatful to so few men.
He admired the fighting spirit of the British pilots, who had to make several sorties a day. And he saw, that the Spit with it's climb was a perfect interceptor - as a pilot, he liked the beauty of that plane (and so did I, when I bought and modelled a 1:24 AIRFIX Spitfire - well, she IS a beauty!)
Later, he mourned more and more about the incompetent decisions of Goering and Hitler. A complaint about the decision, to make a bomber of the Me 262 jet plane, instead of fighting the endless bomber streams with it, got him fired as the General of Fighters. But he was too well known to do him more harm, and so they gave him some Me 262's for to form his Jagdverband 40. He united some of the remaining aces in it, and they proved, that the jet was a pefect interceptor for bombers. But it was too late to turn the blade.
And I tell you, I'm glad it was. I like England for all it's originality and character, and wouldn't want to imagine it and all central Europe to be ruled by a German dictator - brrrrr... Your pilots did a very great job. And I remember someone saying: seldom before had so many people to be greatful to so few men.
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rabu
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Escadrille 89 victory and the terror of a choice made...
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Bullethead
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He also said, "I don't aim for the plane, I aim for the pilot", and, upon hearing of MvR's death, said "I hope he roasted all the way down."
I can understand where he's coming from. In combat, you quickly find out that civilization and all its habits is only a thin layer of paint on a raging beast. Our ancestors might have had roofs over their heads for the last 6000 years or so, but their ancestors spent about 2 million years clawing, biting, stabbing, and burning their way to the top of the foodchain. It doesn't take much time in combat to rub the paint off, and a Hell of a long time after the war to reapply it.
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Mk2
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Fantastic screenshot...absolutely fantastic.
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Gousgounis
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Indeed! Amazing shot! 
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UK_Widowmaker
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Can't argue with those sentiments Bullethead. :ernae:
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UK_Widowmaker
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Yep, superb shot Rabu!
SirMike1983
Nieuporter and OFF Donor
Bailing out without a parachute was actually something that did happen. Many chose falling to their death over burning with the plane. The dope they used on the fabric was terribly flammable and could create intense fires. The wood frames burned like crazy, and gas tanks (not self-sealing) exploded. These planes were flying kindling for the most part.