tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5548103467425597736..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Shooting Your Watch?OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18251626237508420882014-03-25T05:34:54.452-07:002014-03-25T05:34:54.452-07:00Heh. The Wehrmacht issued these Schüsseln in 7 sta...Heh. The <em>Wehrmacht</em> issued these <em>Schüsseln</em> in 7 standard sizes. And yes, I made that up.<br /><br />Those are standard Teutonic military haircuts for the 1940s.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46968108785204888822014-03-24T19:12:32.810-07:002014-03-24T19:12:32.810-07:00Love the haircuts. What size bowls did they issue?...Love the haircuts. What size bowls did they issue?Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42159221853692648512014-03-24T17:02:22.225-07:002014-03-24T17:02:22.225-07:00Hhmm...
You may be on to something here Juvat. Th...Hhmm...<br /><br />You may be on to something here Juvat. The right hand in the photo is Dolfo's Me-109, the left his adversary. So my theory is this: the splayed fingers on the right hand means he's got his flaps and slats deployed and we're seeing the moment just before the watch hand overshoots Dolfo and gets gunned. (You might say Dolfo is "riding dirty".)<br /><br />But what do I know? I just fix 'em after you flyboys break 'em.<br /><br />Then again, that whole "not shooting at the watch hand" may be why they lost the war. More research is required.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83640155760322243882014-03-24T16:57:22.286-07:002014-03-24T16:57:22.286-07:00Thanks Susie.
That was an emotional journey.Thanks Susie.<br /><br />That was an emotional journey.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54757459677635413872014-03-24T16:47:41.695-07:002014-03-24T16:47:41.695-07:00I read The Pilgrimage...a beautiful post.I read The Pilgrimage...a beautiful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91074976030409289882014-03-24T16:45:50.313-07:002014-03-24T16:45:50.313-07:00Not wanting to cast aspersions on an accomplished ...Not wanting to cast aspersions on an accomplished ace, I pulled out my vaunted "Fighter Pilot Rule Book" and did a little more research. (It didn't take long there's only the "Always shoot your watch" and "There ain't no rules" rules.) BUT, in the very fine print of the first one, there was "unless you're demonstrating the world renowned Double Snatch Back maneuver." To accomplish this maneuver, you lured the other pilot in close, then snatched the throttles to idle and pulled hard on the pole. This was demo'd by Tom Cruise in THAT Movie. Having attempted this maneuver myself on several occasions with the same result, it was guaranteed! Guaranteed to get you shot by the guy directly behind you or by his wingman. So. I'm pretty sure Adolph Galland is in the early stages of demonstrating to his colleagues what happens when you try this maneuver and thereby remaining with in the confines of the Fighter Pilot Rule Bookjuvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11996946112384265002014-03-24T12:51:12.793-07:002014-03-24T12:51:12.793-07:00Damn. Just because they didn't know how to &qu...Damn. Just because they didn't know how to "hand fly". For want of a nail and all that.<br /><br />(Good answer Juvat. Good answer.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1283064837444889362014-03-24T12:02:43.950-07:002014-03-24T12:02:43.950-07:00They lost Air Supremacy, and then the war, didn...They lost Air Supremacy, and then the war, didn't they! Just sayin'juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com