R.I.P. Gunther Rall ++S++

[EskimoJoe]

Clear skies and tailwinds for ever

2009 has been a bad year. 

 

[Nurminen]

 

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[Hawk55]

http://www.virtualpilots.fi/hist/WW2History-GuntherRallEnglish.html

That's an awesome interview!  Thanks for sharing the link Blauk.

 

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[JC67]

  Sir

[TheflyingElk]

Just as a observation....Even tho he was a great pilot and a respected member of the WWII community, I venture to guess that the many of the  Allied veteran combat pilots still with us may see this event as "about DAM time". Just think about watching your wingman and your roommate going down screaming in pain and fear...before hitting the ground from 10k. I just think we need to remember that war is about Killing and suffering not just glory and achievement, even tho I respect his skill as a warrior and aviator......many or our allied airman never came home because of the true nature of air combat. Lest we forget 

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[2ADoc]

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[Akondo]

I have personally seen Gunther Rall , Bud Anderson, and Shorty Rankin all share their war stories together. Not one of them hold any grudge towards the other. They said that the war was a terrible waste of young men on both sides. To see these men laugh and share tears together is a humbling experience. They may have been mortal enemies years ago but I can tell you not all American aces feel that way...And neither do I. We must learn from our past mistakes because no one was inocent of wrong doing in WWII.

Akondo

[Noah17]

I always enjoyed the interviews of Gunther Rall that I would see in the various documentaries. He was somebody that you think would be great to sit down have a beer with and just sit silently and listen to all the amazing things that he lived through.

Though some may even still today see him as wearing a uniform and still being an enemy; I think those people have wounds and issues that they are dealing with that are too difficult to allow them to see it any other way. He fought for his country but I don't ever remember hearing of him being accused of anything like a "war crime."
There have been Americans that were fighting for our country that were accused of and found guilty of some terrible things....But they too have a story all their own.

I've never had to be in a situation where I had to kill another for any reason but, I have been in some very nasty fights and, dangerous situations with people I later found deep respect and even lasting friendship with. I'd rather live in a world where that is possible and I choose to see Gunther Rall as a person that lived in that same world.
 

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PS.Gunter Rall was very high ranking NATO officer later in his career.

[chris3]

moin

to bad i need a u.s board to get notice that Gunther rall parsed away. nobody cares in my country that's the real bad
you guys get them the honor thay earned.
 

[MORAY37]

Just as a observation....Even tho he was a great pilot and a respected member of the WWII community, I venture to guess that the many of the  Allied veteran combat pilots still with us may see this event as "about DAM time". Just think about watching your wingman and your roommate going down screaming in pain and fear...before hitting the ground from 10k. I just think we need to remember that war is about Killing and suffering not just glory and achievement, even tho I respect his skill as a warrior and aviator......many or our allied airman never came home because of the true nature of air combat. Lest we forget 

Keep your observations to this....

  General Rall.

[BnZs]

All this living history will soon be gone...inevitable but sad.