another ace leaves us

[Erich]

Pierre Clostermann died early this afternoon ....

 

[Gnomey]

 

[evangilder]

 

[FLYBOYJ]

 

[v2]

"The Big Show" by Pierre Closterman is the most stirring account by a WW II fighter pilot. His descriptions of aerial combat are unsurpassed; you almost feel the G-force and inhale the oxygen as you read.

 

[lesofprimus]

One after another, they fall like leaves from a dying tree....

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

Sorry about his loss, is it true that more than 1000 WW2 veterans die a day.

 

[Nonskimmer]

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Damn those old smileys dont work! Bring them back!

 

[volto71]

Adieu Clo-Clo....