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Offline Frodo

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Veteran finds out 68 years later why Nazi pilot spared his life
« on: May 24, 2015, 01:55:35 PM »
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Re: Veteran finds out 68 years later why Nazi pilot spared his life
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2015, 12:29:55 PM »
Good read, thanks.
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Re: Veteran finds out 68 years later why Nazi pilot spared his life
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2015, 12:34:46 PM »
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The Nazis shot three of the B-17s out of the sky, killing all 40 crew members.

Other than that, a very good read. Thanks for sharing
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Re: Veteran finds out 68 years later why Nazi pilot spared his life
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2015, 04:57:25 PM »
Good to know the Luftfies were so "Nazis" Hitler had to force them to do the Nazi salute...
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Re: Veteran finds out 68 years later why Nazi pilot spared his life
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2015, 06:10:19 PM »
Nice article but somewhat overuse of the word Nazi.
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Re: Veteran finds out 68 years later why Nazi pilot spared his life
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2015, 02:07:52 PM »
I wonder what his reaction would have been if the fighter pilot would have replied 'out of ammo'  :noid
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Re: Veteran finds out 68 years later why Nazi pilot spared his life
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2015, 02:45:43 PM »
Quote from: XxDaSTaRxx on May 25, 2015, 12:34:46 PM
Other than that, a very good read. Thanks for sharing

Why would you take exception to a German Airman doing his job while at war?
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Re: Veteran finds out 68 years later why Nazi pilot spared his life
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2015, 04:11:18 PM »
Quote from: Zoney on May 27, 2015, 02:45:43 PM
Why would you take exception to a German Airman doing his job while at war?
Not sure what you're implying, but if I what I think you are implying is what you're implying:

B-17 = 10 crew

10x3= 30

40 people on 3 B-17s?

Reporter made a typo.
« Last Edit: May 27, 2015, 04:12:59 PM by XxDaSTaRxx »
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Re: Veteran finds out 68 years later why Nazi pilot spared his life
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2015, 04:18:48 PM »
Quote from: XxDaSTaRxx on May 27, 2015, 04:11:18 PM
Not sure what you're implying, but if I what I think you are implying is what you're implying:

B-17 = 10 crew

10x3= 30

40 people on 3 B-17s?

Reporter made a typo.

My mistake sir <S>

I did not see you were questioning the inaccuracy of the number of crew killed when he shot down the 3 bombers.
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Offline DaveBB

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Re: Veteran finds out 68 years later why Nazi pilot spared his life
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2015, 09:41:20 AM »
Great story.  Though I noticed the American ball-turret gunner is much taller than the JU-88 pilot.  Wonder if he was really the ball turret gunner?
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