Author Topic: Made some nice new acquaintances (Read 1616 times)

Grendel · « **on:** April 14, 2005, 03:44:14 AM »

Sometimes you simply hit the jackpot.
I did on Tuesday. There I go to help a local veteran (Brewster, Me 109 pilot) with his lecture, we travel to another town and stop for a coffee - and ding, we are not alone.

"Hessu" Ylönen, LLv28, LLv24, Morane Saulnier 406 / Messerschmitt 109 pilot
Erkki Pakarinen, LLv24, Brewster / Messerschmitt 109 pilot
Osmo Länsivaara, LLv26, LLv 34, Fiat G.50 / Hurricane / Messerschmitt 109 pilot
Eero Raesma, LLv 28, Morane Saulnier 406 pilot, not sure if he served elsewhere too

Spent nice evening with the chaps, heard some interesting stuff, did a good lecture with mr. Pakarinen to a large audience and all the "new" chaps I didn't know before agreed that I may come to visit them to make interviews.

That was a Tuesday well spent.

Read more:
http://www.virtualpilots.fi/hist/

Grendel · « **Reply #1 on:** April 14, 2005, 03:58:14 AM »

Btw, mr. Ylönen and mr. Pakarinen met here first time since 1944.

mechanic · « **Reply #2 on:** April 14, 2005, 12:16:32 PM »

wow!

must be amazing to meet pilots who flew and survived in the last great war our world will see.

respect to these men, deep, deep respect.

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 14, 2005, 12:42:21 PM »

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Originally posted by mechanic
wow!

must be amazing to meet pilots who flew and survived in the last great war our world will see.

You have never seen the day after Thanksgiving at a Wal-Mart have you?

jaxxo · « **Reply #4 on:** April 14, 2005, 02:36:10 PM »

Well i would like to respond to this thread but the ensuing drama would not be worth it. I'll say this..I have respect for their piloting ability and militairy prowess..for lack of a better word.

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 14, 2005, 03:17:16 PM »

Pardon my above smartprettythang remark, couldnt seem to help myself. That is really cool Grendel.

airbumba · « **Reply #6 on:** April 14, 2005, 05:41:47 PM »

Cool Grendel , givem a salute for me will ya.

Funny thing , I'm in the process of setting up a little crew of young folks to visit vets and record their past histories. (I'll be kicking the little buggers outta the way the first pilot we find...hehe. )

jaxxo · « **Reply #7 on:** April 14, 2005, 09:02:03 PM »

are we so infatuated with aviation that we forget these guys were nazis?

airbumba · « **Reply #8 on:** April 14, 2005, 09:19:17 PM »

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Originally posted by jaxxo
are we so infatuated with aviation that we forget these guys were nazis?

Most soldiers , were nothing but that, soldiers, doing their duty.

I reserve my hatred of german soldiers to certain special units and their leaders, the rest were just soldiers and airmen doing their duty.

Besides, if ya want to be basic about it, isn't any game that's based on the explosive dismemberment of soldiers, men, women, children and dogs kinda off in it's own sick little way?

Glasses · « **Reply #9 on:** April 15, 2005, 12:00:22 AM »

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are we so infatuated with aviation that we forget these guys were nazis?

They're Finns as in Finland Retardimus Prime.

mora · « **Reply #10 on:** April 15, 2005, 03:29:15 AM »

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Originally posted by jaxxo
are we so infatuated with aviation that we forget these guys were nazis?

Put down the crack pipe.

BlauK · « **Reply #11 on:** April 15, 2005, 07:51:49 AM »

Jaxxo,
I suppose you did not really read anything else but "Messerschmitt 109" and then your prejudices and attitudes kicked in, right? Please read more carefully and think again before posting.

Even if these gentlemen were germans, you would really have no grounds or information of their political backgrounds just by looking at their faces or by looking at what planes they had flown, would you?

I hope you stand corrected and accept it!

In any case, please do not turn this thread into a political flame fest!

TexMurphy · « **Reply #12 on:** April 15, 2005, 07:57:36 AM »

Just an idea.

Why dont you ask them if anyone wants to test fly our Me109s and if they can comment on how they handle compared to the real thing.

Would be really cool to have a real WW2 vet test fly the rides we fly.

Tex.

Glasses · « **Reply #13 on:** April 15, 2005, 08:14:12 AM »

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Originally posted by TexMurphy
Just an idea.

Why dont you ask them if anyone wants to test fly our Fw109s and if they can comment on how they handle compared to the real thing.

Would be really cool to have a real WW2 vet test fly the rides we fly.

Tex.

That's a new kind of bird we getting Tex?

TexMurphy · « **Reply #14 on:** April 15, 2005, 08:29:52 AM »

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Originally posted by Glasses
That's a new kind of bird we getting Tex?

Shhh...

Been too much 190 talk lately...