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Really. Well it took me along time to get that lucky (aound 40 goes).. otherwise is was crash burn before I even got close. And whats hard about flying a plane with a dead engine? came down on him from 500m advantage, around 500kph. the impact was shown at 1/2 speed. mayve 380-400kph. Search youtube. Lots of footage of 'shotup planes' still flying.. albeit not that well.
Edit seems my whole post previous was missing.. I will buy that book mentioned.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPUb2SIgIZA
They were dumb as rocks not brave and as for the shooting down guys in chutes that worked 2 ways but the German nation trumped it by placing a number of captured aircrew in concentration campsThese young people were more brave than the highly skilled experten .... Hartman knew how to survive a combat mission even in 45 . They had notning .... Hajo Hermann lived 100 years... he had the idea but did not lead them ....
So much for the "isolated "insidences about americans shooting parachutes. In every combat history of 44/45 there are german pilots shot in their parachutes...
Don't confuse These brave Luftwaffe pilots for those 'devine wind' guys.. as the Luftwaffe pilots had ZERO desire to die, but to live on a fight another day.They were dumb as rocks not brave and as for the shooting down guys in chutes that worked 2 ways but the German nation trumped it by placing a number of captured aircrew in concentration camps
Obviously this thread is not for you.Can`t think of one pilot with any brains crashing delibrately into another aircraft delibrately unless there were no options , like your femoral artory was severed or your controls froze its a losers or fanatics game
No not dumb in the sense of the word , dumb in the sense they drank the kool-aid