 | Czechoslovak Fighter Ace Celebrates His 95!| WW2 General Discuss Czechoslovak Fighter Ace Celebrates His 95! in the World War II - General forums; The Battle of France hero, member of the Legion de Honnouer and later RAF fighter, W/C František &... |
|
04-09-2006, 08:09 AM
|
#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,845
Country:  | Czechoslovak Fighter Ace Celebrates His 95!
The Battle of France hero, member of the Legion de Honnouer and later RAF fighter, W/C František "Rinope" Perina celebrates his 95th birthday today! ""Eight of my friends in fighters had taken off to deal with approaching bombers, but they didn't see the additional escort of 60 Messerschmitts (Bf 110s, long-range strategic fighters). I had to help them, so I took off, to gain them some time, and I could think of nothing other than to attack. I had to stop them somehow. So, I attacked and as a result the leader banked left and the others followed, protecting each other. I told myself 'enough', I had distracted them, and I even managed to shoot one down, but then I too was hit. My plane took 15 cannon hits, and around 80 hits by machine gun.
I got 18 fragments in my leg from a cannon shell, and my arm was also injured, although I didn't feel a thing. I knew I probably wasn't going to make it back. But, I managed to land and I was later hospitalised in a facility run by nuns from the local convent." http://www.radio.cz/en/article/77632
We wish you good health and happy anniversary, Mr. Generalmajor!
I had the honour to meet him perosnally a few years back... I'll put up a bio aboutim soon but I haven't finished it yet.
Worth reading is this this interview, which explains a lot: http://www.historynet.com/mh/blfperina/
Pisis
Last edited by Pisis : 04-09-2006 at 08:20 AM.
| 
|  | |
04-09-2006, 01:21 PM
|
#2 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
Posts: 12,897
Country:  |
__________________  "Boyington was a Drunk, but He was a Drunk We'd Follow Straight Into Hell..."
-- Lt. William Northrop Case | |
| | |
04-09-2006, 01:46 PM
|
#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cracow
Posts: 3,119
Country:  | Good luck hero...!
__________________ 
"A good fighter pilot, like a good boxer, should have a knockout punch..... You will find one attack you prefer to all others. Work on it till you can do it to perfection... then use it whenever possible." - Captain Reade Tilley, USAAF 7 Victories, WW-II - | |
| | |
04-09-2006, 02:49 PM
|
#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
Posts: 11,132
Country:  |
__________________  "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
Sir Winston Churchill
"To him the people of the world largely owe the Freedom and liberties they enjoy today"
Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London
Moderator WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum | |
| | |
04-10-2006, 08:30 AM
|
#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,845
Country: | | |
| | |
04-10-2006, 10:38 AM
|
#6 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 12,970
Country: | I read the 4 page bio, what a great story!! I hope Plan D reads this, great information about the Hawk 75!!!
__________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT"  | |
| | |
04-10-2006, 02:06 PM
|
#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,845
Country: | Why? Plan D is lover of the Hawk-75? | |
| | |
04-10-2006, 02:12 PM
|
#8 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 12,970
Country: | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Pisis Why? Plan D is lover of the Hawk-75? | Yep - me too... I believe it was one of the most under-rated fighters of WW2...
__________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT" | |
| | |
04-10-2006, 02:31 PM
|
#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,845
Country: | Well I think it served very well in several TOO, like the DAW, PTO, China.... And, as we can see, also in France. | |
| | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:13 AM. | | |
