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07-01-2005, 01:12 PM
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#1 | | the old Sage
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guys if you would like check my web-site out through my profile. a familiar painting introduced on the header as you link inside thanks to the artist. In fact I may put up the full sotry or at least what I have so far in the text to cover the event. Note to the French edition of JG 300 volume 1 has been published. click on the book cover as you scroll down on the left side............in fact chek all the links for some exciting historical reading at your leisure.
Horrido !
Erich ~ | 
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07-01-2005, 02:43 PM
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#2 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Thanks, Erich! I will take a look this weekend.
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07-01-2005, 03:00 PM
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#3 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Ive been to his site 30 or 40 times...... Its constantly updated with new translations ect ect... Erich, check ur PM.......
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07-01-2005, 03:29 PM
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#4 | | the old Sage
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Country: | done and replied. to keep a site alive you have to reveal collected info on a slow basis to keep it intriguing and fresh...........  | |
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07-01-2005, 03:42 PM
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#5 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Well, that and the fact that Translations take a long time to complete...
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07-01-2005, 03:59 PM
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#6 | | the old Sage
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Country: | yes sir they do indeed.
As mentioned I want to futher the 27 September 44 attack over Kassel depicted in Randy Wrights painting. I was able to get Neil and Randy together plus supply the notes on the painting. Hoping to grab one of those paintings as I have a perfect spot for it as I own a piece of 5mm steel plate from a SturmFw of JG 4, the guys attacking the B-24's and want to display both together..... ok I am wandering... | |
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07-01-2005, 04:18 PM
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#7 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Youre making my mouth water........ The painting is great, although some tracers would have been icing on the cake.....
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07-01-2005, 04:24 PM
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#8 | | the old Sage
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Country: | funny you said tracers Les. If you would find Randy's site he did some close ups of white 20 showing the cannon shells ejecting from the chutes and flames coming from the four cannons. Personally I find it corny and glad he did not include this in the original work as it really cannot be displayed effectively without taking away from the painting. Most probably it should of shown explosions along the back of the B-24's but even then that is hard to prtoray in paint realistically. man I wish I could come up with more ideas how to display my gun cam films I own..... | |
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07-01-2005, 06:37 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Great site, Erich. I was reading the story about the 492nd BS, awful! That must have been terrible, makes me want to buy the book though.
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004  To those in that club. | |
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07-01-2005, 08:15 PM
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#10 | | the old Sage
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Country: | Plan the book is a bit misleading. When we wrote the article, part 1 there were and still so many gaps so i decided to write Al Blue and he slowly started revealing information at least by the 492nd standard. They thought they had been attacked by conventional fighters with standard armament but the B-24's were falling just way too quickly and many of them simply blowing up, the cause of Flak or so he/they thought. The revelation was cast before him and he was amazed the the trueness of the attck was available.............and on it goes | |
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07-01-2005, 08:17 PM
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#11 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Well, if I get the book at least I'll have you to ask questions! 
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. | |
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07-01-2005, 08:19 PM
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#12 | | the old Sage
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07-02-2005, 07:01 AM
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#13 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | And for the record, here are the painting clips that erich and I were referring to as far as tracers and shell casings....
One question........ Why is the pilot wearing what looks like a blue uniform, and a yellow scarf (life preserver?) ???
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07-02-2005, 08:49 AM
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#14 | | Member
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Country: | Life preserver..?
well observed !..Reichs defence pilots operating around and over Berlin always wore them..the city is surrounded by stretchs of water,lakes, reservoirs, rivers etc etc...at least one JG 300 pilot drowned after bailing out and floating down into a reservoir..
a scarf was worn to prevent chaffing, due to swiveling the neck/head to the rear almost constantly.... | |
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07-02-2005, 09:23 AM
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#15 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Amazing detail... I am considering buying one of these....
Erich, any possibility of getting Randy to personalize one for me??? You seem to know him pretty well... U know him THAT well?
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