See... you really dont know anything about the man.
Yes your comment directed at the mans morals is what I responded to... and you did go directly to insult with your 30k comment. Dont even try to polish over it. And this 'gifted' polish your spreading is more masked insults. Its not a terrible thing to read a few books and pick up on a few things.
vonR started in bombers as an observer but got private training from his pilot (he called him the 'driver') and failed his initial flight examination at least once. He was flying the Roland C.II (as pilot) when Boelcke came looking for pilots. vonR was embarassed to present himself (thinking it too forward) for fighter service to his idol and so Boelcke went to him. Probably it was the forward firing machine gun mounted on his Roland (and adjusted to fire over the propellor) that offered evidence to Boelcke that vonR had what a fighter pilot needed. He flew fighters starting with the Eindekker and moving on to the Tripe much later. He actually flew a lot of fighters during his career and had decided to change to the D.VII but he was killed before deliveries. He actually had one of only three (unarmed) Albatros C.IX built that he used to travel around the country.
not trying to polish anything over. we all know how you fly(insult), theres no polishing over that.
I never pretended to know anything at all about the guy, except that he had 80 kills(?) and that they made good pizza named after him.
and u were the one to call me "gifted" i simply responded to that by calling you "gifted" back. pretty clever huh?
if i have an insult for you, believe me, i won't try to mask it. and i certainly won't try turning the whole back on you once i've stated said insult.
TY for the info btw, i asked because i wanted to know.