Author Topic: Luftwaffe accounts of "The Forked Tailed Devil (Read 10205 times)

Guppy35 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2006, 11:08:43 PM »

We've done this one a hundred times already. Let's NOT do it 101 times

Suffice to say that there is reason to doubt the validity of the story.

Angus · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2006, 12:26:52 PM »

yup Guppy.
And sadly he's not the only one.

uvwpvW · « **Reply #17 on:** July 08, 2006, 08:19:51 PM »

Oh c’mon, let’s not judge the guy too harshly. After all, pilot stories have a lot in common with fishing stories.

“I swear the Focke-Wulf was THIS <----------------------------------------------> BIG!”

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #18 on:** July 08, 2006, 11:16:11 PM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
We've done this one a hundred times already. Let's NOT do it 101 times

Sorry, I just got a new fishing pole and some stinky bait and couldn't resist testing it out.

ack-ack

Kweassa · « **Reply #19 on:** July 09, 2006, 01:35:16 AM »

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Sorry, I just got a new fishing pole and some stinky bait and couldn't resist testing it out

You're right - it was stinky.

LEADPIG · « **Reply #20 on:** July 09, 2006, 09:01:43 AM »

Anyway what did this Lowell guy do, was he the one that claimed he could outturn a Spit by pulling until stall, ease off then pulling again? Sounds dubious?

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #21 on:** July 09, 2006, 11:02:35 AM »

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Originally posted by Kweassa
You're right - it was stinky.

And you bit =)

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Ack-Ack · « **Reply #22 on:** July 09, 2006, 11:04:20 AM »

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Originally posted by LEADPIG
Anyway what did this Lowell guy do, was he the one that claimed he could outturn a Spit by pulling until stall, ease off then pulling again? Sounds dubious?

Actually there is enough evidence to show that story probably did happen but what I was referring to was the story that Lowell chased down and forced Galland to run for his life during an engagement.

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Bruno · « **Reply #23 on:** July 09, 2006, 01:18:05 PM »

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Anyway what did this Lowell guy do,

He told lies...

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #24 on:** July 09, 2006, 02:02:30 PM »

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Originally posted by Bruno
He told lies...

Yeah, like Galland did.

Bruno · « **Reply #25 on:** July 09, 2006, 03:50:12 PM »

about what..? Show a 'Galland lie'...

Lowell OTOH should change his call sign to:

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #26 on:** July 09, 2006, 05:08:38 PM »

Damn, not a bad day for fishing. Hooked me two fish with the "Lowell Stinky Bait".

I wonder how many I can catch with the "P-38 flaps" bait?

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Bruno · « **Reply #27 on:** July 09, 2006, 06:25:42 PM »

My reply has nothing to do with you, LEADPIG asked:

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Anyway what did this Lowell guy do

The answer is:

Anyway get back to main I sure you have auto-climbed to 50k by now...

KgB · « **Reply #28 on:** July 09, 2006, 09:55:17 PM »

Two engines to take care of,twice as many things to go wrong,needs twice as much fuel,very unrelble,cant take cold eastern weather.
Nahhhh,no good for war

Raptor · « **Reply #29 on:** July 09, 2006, 10:06:52 PM »

2 engines, a lot further range, better overall firepower, much heavier payload, better pilot survivability... horrible for war;)