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Offline SirFrancis

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Storch
« on: January 20, 2012, 05:19:08 PM »
Here a pic of my grandfather (middle) in front of a Storch.

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Re: Storch
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2012, 05:30:48 PM »
A short man he is.  Thanks for sharing!    :salute
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Re: Storch
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2012, 08:03:18 PM »
Awesome.  Any other info that you can share about your grandfather?   
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Re: Storch
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2012, 08:10:43 PM »
JG-3?

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Re: Storch
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2012, 09:58:03 PM »
 :aok Rare photo indeed.

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Re: Storch
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2012, 11:30:46 PM »
...is anyone else going to say it?
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Re: Storch
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2012, 01:26:58 AM »
JG-3?
Yep. Stab./ Jg3   I'll post a pic of the emblem tommorow.
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Re: Storch
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2012, 02:09:35 AM »
...is anyone else going to say it?

It certainly is the elephant in the room.
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Re: Storch
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2012, 06:20:33 AM »
Awesome.  Any other info that you can share about your grandfather?   

He was an technical officer in the JG3 Udet. He tested planes. He was in Stalingrad, Italy, France and Africa.

He took a lot of pictures while flying along the countryside.

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Re: Storch
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2012, 06:47:59 AM »
post more of the photos! :aok
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Re: Storch
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2012, 07:10:21 AM »
 :aok

Wow, amazing!

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Re: Storch
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2012, 08:28:12 AM »
post more of the photos! :aok

I agree, must scan some of those countryside photos!
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Re: Storch
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2012, 09:28:55 AM »
most pictures you can see here (link below). Its a slideshow running. Idk if you can copy them. If some1 needs a pic I will post it here, so it can be copied. If you infos about persons on the pic, I am happy to help.

enjoy

http://www.photoshop.com/users/eickholt/albums/1b87145ee056443993605bcc609b50cb/slideshow

http://www.photoshop.com/users/eickholt/albums/9239f5ab6ddb4afdafe729ddf8292224/slideshow

(move your mouse pointer to the bottom, so you can stop slideshow and go to other pictures)
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Re: Storch
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2012, 09:54:48 AM »
Thanks for sharing again truly great pics
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Re: Storch
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2012, 11:56:34 AM »
Those are fantastic. :aok Always interesting seeing pictures taken from the average soldiers perspective.