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General Dwight Eisenhower posing for the camera before taking off in a Piper L-4 Grasshopper in Italy, Aug 1943 the net
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Grumman F4F 4 Wildcat VF-9 Black 9F16 and 9F5 aboard CV 4 USS Ranger Oct 1942 the net
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The USS Gillis (AVD-12) refuels a PBY astern in Aleutian waters with three Higgins 78 foot Patrol Torpedo Boats alongside the net
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Spitfire PR Mk XI of 400 Squadron. Note the deeper section under the prop, which is the result of the larger oil tank of the photo recon version. And that is not the shape of the cowling over the oil tank, that IS the oil tank. Photo from Flight Journal.
There are reports of Gen. Eisenhower flying in liaison aircraft over the battlefield on the advance into Germany, at least one time coming under hostile fire. He also utilized a captured German Fieseler Fi 156 Storch as a personal liaison aircraft during World War II. Eisenhower received his Storch (likely a French-built Morane-Saulnier copy, sometimes referred to as a Criquet) on November 22, 1944, in Belfort, France, presented by French General René Bouscat. The Storch was prized by Allied leaders—including Eisenhower, Winston Churchill, and Bernard Montgomery—for its unmatched Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) capabilities. Eisenhower's light planes were typically emblazoned with four stars to designate his general rank, and he is shown here visiting Field Marshall Montgomery.
Eisenhower was actually a pilot. He learned to fly while stationed in the Army in the Philippines. Eisenhower soloed in a Stearman PT-1 on May 19, 1937. Later, he flew a Stinson Reliant and logged over 350 hours from July 1936 to November 1939. Eisenhower was a Lt. Colonel in the pre-war Philippines, serving under General Douglas MacArthur.
Ike earned a private pilot license in 1939 at Fort Lewis.
A reference is found of Eisenhower flying later is found in At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends by Dwight D. Eisenhower on page 227, "After World War II, I had ceased to fly altogether, except that once in a while, on a long trip, to relieve my boredom and demolish the pilot's, I would move into the co-pilot's seat and take over the controls. But as the jet age arrived, I realized that I had come out of a horse and buggy background, recognized my limitations, and kept to a seat in the back."
Ike earned a private pilot license in 1939 at Fort Lewis.
A reference is found of Eisenhower flying later is found in At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends by Dwight D. Eisenhower on page 227, "After World War II, I had ceased to fly altogether, except that once in a while, on a long trip, to relieve my boredom and demolish the pilot's, I would move into the co-pilot's seat and take over the controls. But as the jet age arrived, I realized that I had come out of a horse and buggy background, recognized my limitations, and kept to a seat in the back."
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U.S. Navy PBY-5A Catalina photo 6 the net
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USS Hornet CV-12 tying up to the mooring at Fox 9 Ford Island, Pearl Harbor with Air Group 15 on the flight deck 1944 the net
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Paras of 3rd Platoon, 21st Independent Parachute Company, assemble at RAF Fairford in front of Short Stirling Mark IVs of 620 Squadron RAF prior to departure for the Netherlands for Operation Market Garden September 1944 the net
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U.S. Navy PBY-5A Catalina photo 4 the net
Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler visiting Marschall CG Mannerheim on Immola airfield in Finland in 1942 on Mannerheim's 75th birthday.
AH told them their soldiers are not equipped for winter warfare.
FW 200 Condor on the background.
Wilhelm Keitel on the right of AH.
In between is the president of Finland Risto Ryti which was put to maximum security jail ( water + bread diet ) after the war....as a scape goat for the suffering of Soviets in 1944 summer offensive.
When Adolf Hitler arrived at Immola Airfield on June 4, 1942, to congratulate Finnish Marshal C.G.E. Mannerheim on his 75th birthday, several key Finnish and German figures were present to greet him and attend the events: [1]
Key Figures Present at Immola Airfield & Meeting
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Condor's wheel brakes were flaming:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw9wK5WdbuM&t=14s
Condor was a military version. 2 Heinkel 111 on the background.
During his secret recorded conversation with Finnish Marshal Mannerheim on June 4, 1942, Adolf Hitler stated that the Soviet Union possessed 35,000 tanks (Panzers), and claimed that German forces had destroyed over 34,000 of them by that point in the campaign. [1, 2, 3]
Historians note that Hitler's figure of 35,000 tanks was a significant exaggeration or a sign of severe intelligence failure; the actual number of tanks the Red Army had at the start of the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 was closer to 22,000–23,000. [1, 2]
Adolf Hitler's flight to Immola Airfield on June 4, 1942, was escorted by Finnish Brewster B-239 fighters from Flying Squadron 24 (LeLv 24) and a formation of Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters over the Baltic region. [1, 2]
Key Details of the Escort:
AH told them their soldiers are not equipped for winter warfare.
FW 200 Condor on the background.
Wilhelm Keitel on the right of AH.
In between is the president of Finland Risto Ryti which was put to maximum security jail ( water + bread diet ) after the war....as a scape goat for the suffering of Soviets in 1944 summer offensive.
When Adolf Hitler arrived at Immola Airfield on June 4, 1942, to congratulate Finnish Marshal C.G.E. Mannerheim on his 75th birthday, several key Finnish and German figures were present to greet him and attend the events: [1]
Key Figures Present at Immola Airfield & Meeting
- Adolf Hitler – Chancellor of Nazi Germany (arrived via Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor).
- Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim – Marshal and Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces.
- Risto Ryti – President of Finland.
- Wilhelm Keitel – German Field Marshal (General-Feldmarschall).
- Waldemar Erfurth – German General attached to the Finnish headquarters.
- Wipert von Blücher – German Minister (Ambassador) to Finland.
- Lauri Malmberg – Finnish General.
- Jarl Frithiof Lundqvist – Commander of the Finnish Air Force.
- Ruben Lagus – Finnish Major General.
- Hans-Georg von Seidel – German Luftwaffe Quartermaster-General. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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Condor's wheel brakes were flaming:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw9wK5WdbuM&t=14s
Condor was a military version. 2 Heinkel 111 on the background.
During his secret recorded conversation with Finnish Marshal Mannerheim on June 4, 1942, Adolf Hitler stated that the Soviet Union possessed 35,000 tanks (Panzers), and claimed that German forces had destroyed over 34,000 of them by that point in the campaign. [1, 2, 3]
Historians note that Hitler's figure of 35,000 tanks was a significant exaggeration or a sign of severe intelligence failure; the actual number of tanks the Red Army had at the start of the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 was closer to 22,000–23,000. [1, 2]
Adolf Hitler's flight to Immola Airfield on June 4, 1942, was escorted by Finnish Brewster B-239 fighters from Flying Squadron 24 (LeLv 24) and a formation of Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters over the Baltic region. [1, 2]
Key Details of the Escort:
- The Aircraft: Hitler traveled in a four-engine Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor piloted by his personal pilot, Hans Baur.
- The Finnish Escort: Six to eight Finnish Brewster fighters (led by pilots from LeLv 24) met the Condor near the Estonian coast over the Gulf of Finland and escorted it the rest of the way to the Immola Airfield in southeastern Finland. [1, 2]
- The German Escort: German Bf 109 fighters provided air cover during the earlier legs of the journey from East Prussia (Rastenburg/Insterburg). [1, 2]
- On the Ground: Upon landing at Immola, Hitler was greeted and accompanied by Finnish President Risto Ryti to meet Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.
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Malmberg, Seidel, Ljunqvist and Lagus....coming to meet Hitler and Mannerheim.
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