Author Topic: Birthday of Luftwaffe ace Willie Reschke! (Read 445 times)

RJH57 · « **on:** February 04, 2017, 08:28:47 AM »

born on February 2, 1922, Luftwaffe ace Willi Reschke who flew the Fw-190D and Ta-154H, celebrated his 95th birthday this year.

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AkGpC4yjaS1olCM4L--nHrVm8BuF

Vraciu · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2017, 01:22:26 PM »

Chris79 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2017, 01:45:31 PM »

Quite the lucky fellow.

Devil 505 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2017, 02:52:15 PM »

Vulcan · « **Reply #4 on:** February 04, 2017, 10:04:21 PM »

Bailed out five times. Wow.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Reschke

Someones obviously worried about his MA stats!

Vraciu · « **Reply #5 on:** February 04, 2017, 10:43:23 PM »

Someones obviously worried about his MA stats!

RJH57 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2017, 01:40:23 AM »

kilo2 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2017, 12:34:12 AM »

Have his signature, one of the only cool WW2 aviation things I have.

PR3D4TOR · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2017, 03:02:14 AM »

Bailed out five times. Wow.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Reschke

One of those was after he had rammed a B-24 because his guns jammed. The immortality of young men...

Vraciu · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2017, 11:56:39 AM »

One of those was after he had rammed a B-24 because his guns jammed. The immortality of young men...

I will drink to that.

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