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tango35 · 07-08-2009, 06:02 AM

Hey Hitoshi,
nice comic. Send Kurt a Halbkette so they can blew the soviet infantry the sh.. out. Or he get air cover from a Fw 190 ground attack bird.

greest

Thomas

hitoshi · 07-12-2009, 12:06 AM

Wayne Little · 07-13-2009, 06:34 AM

GrauGeist · 07-13-2009, 09:06 AM

hopefully, the guys he saved are coming to his rescue!

RabidAlien · 07-13-2009, 10:29 AM

That'd be the polite thing to do, anyway!

Thorlifter · 07-13-2009, 12:54 PM

Go Kurt Go

lingo · 07-13-2009, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrauGeist

hopefully, the guys he saved are coming to his rescue!

Hmm. In the real word a kind or selfless deed never goes unpunished!

GrauGeist · 07-13-2009, 08:35 PM

Heard alot of stories where a pilot goes down along the lines, and the opposing sides get into a slugging match trying to get to the pilot(s). That's something they did even back in WWI.

I remember one account, where a Stuka got shot up and landed in "no man's land" on the eastern front, and a Wehrmacht tank rolled out to save the crew from the Soviets...can't recall if it was Rudel and his crewmate or not, but it must have been a hair-raising few minutes.

vikingBerserker · 07-13-2009, 09:18 PM

Now THAT'S a cool story!

Lucky13 · 07-14-2009, 10:07 AM

Great stuff!

imalko · 07-14-2009, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vikingBerserker

Now THAT'S a cool story!

I'm not sure about names of pilots involved or the exact time of the event (but I can check out if necessary). However, I'm sure it happened in 1941 when Slovak pilots were flying Avia B.534 biplanes on Eastern front... One Slovak pilot was hit by ground fire and made forced landing in enemy held territory. His wingman landed in vicinity in order to rescue his fellow pilot. Anyway, rescue attempt was successfull and they managed to take off under enemy fire with downed pilot standing on lower wing and holding tightly for wing struts. They flew all the way to their base this way and after landing the downed pilot was in shock and scared to death, but alive.
On another similar occasion downed Slovak airman climbed into the cockpit next to the pilot as they flew to safety...

GrauGeist · 07-14-2009, 08:39 PM

Rudel did, on a number of occasions, land and save downed Stuka crews by taking them aboard his ship...one time, his Stuka became mired down in the mud during his rescue attempt and they all had to hoof it as the Soviets were closing in on them.

I'll see if I can dig up the details on the Panzer rescue, I keep thinking it was during the battle of Kursk. Don't quote me on that, let me look for the info.

vikingBerserker · 07-14-2009, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imalko

I'm not sure about names of pilots involved or the exact time of the event (but I can check out if necessary). However, I'm sure it happened in 1941 when Slovak pilots were flying Avia B.534 biplanes on Eastern front... One Slovak pilot was hit by ground fire and made forced landing in enemy held territory. His wingman landed in vicinity in order to rescue his fellow pilot. Anyway, rescue attempt was successfull and they managed to take off under enemy fire with downed pilot standing on lower wing and holding tightly for wing struts. They flew all the way to their base this way and after landing the downed pilot was in shock and scared to death, but alive.
On another similar occasion downed Slovak airman climbed into the cockpit next to the pilot as they flew to safety...

They just don't make fighter pilots like that anymore. of course trying that on a Mig-29 might be a little more difficult.......

hitoshi · 07-14-2009, 09:04 PM

GrauGeist · 07-14-2009, 09:20 PM

Friendlies to the rescue...but they're not out of the woods yet!

Thank for posting the latest, Hitoshi

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07-13-2009, 08:35 PM	#113
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,981	Heard alot of stories where a pilot goes down along the lines, and the opposing sides get into a slugging match trying to get to the pilot(s). That's something they did even back in WWI. I remember one account, where a Stuka got shot up and landed in "no man's land" on the eastern front, and a Wehrmacht tank rolled out to save the crew from the Soviets...can't recall if it was Rudel and his crewmate or not, but it must have been a hair-raising few minutes. __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

07-08-2009, 06:02 AM	#106
tango35 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hannover Region Posts: 121	Hey Hitoshi, nice comic. Send Kurt a Halbkette so they can blew the soviet infantry the sh.. out. Or he get air cover from a Fw 190 ground attack bird. greest Thomas

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07-14-2009, 08:39 PM	#117
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,981	Rudel did, on a number of occasions, land and save downed Stuka crews by taking them aboard his ship...one time, his Stuka became mired down in the mud during his rescue attempt and they all had to hoof it as the Soviets were closing in on them. I'll see if I can dig up the details on the Panzer rescue, I keep thinking it was during the battle of Kursk. Don't quote me on that, let me look for the info. __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

07-14-2009, 09:20 PM	#120
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,981	Friendlies to the rescue...but they're not out of the woods yet! Thank for posting the latest, Hitoshi __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

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