Quirky Historical snippet

[Phil Perry]

 

 

[turboplanner]

Like putting your arm in a haystack and saying OOOOO SHIT!!!!!!!

 

 

[IBob]

Ah....but did she have the kettle on???

 

 

[old man emu]

Does it matter? It was his mutter.

 

At the beginning of March 1945, "White 5", W.Nr. 111745, was one of roughly ten Me 262’s which the unit of Jagdverband 44 had in service. Many different pilots have sat behind its controls, including Uffz. Eduard Schallmoser. He was assigned to JV 44 as a freshly trained fighter pilot, after completing an accelerated training program in the Me 262. Eduard Schallmoser flew the “White 5” also on April 4th 1945, when his Rotte met in area of München-Riem a group of twelve P-38’s of the 15th USAAF, which the German pilots attacked. In the following combat Uffz. Schalmoser collided with one of the Lightning’s piloted by Lt. William Randle. This was mainly due to his excessive speed and carelessness behind the controls. While Uffz. Schallmoser managed to land his damaged “White 5”, Lt. Randle must have left his Lightning by parachute and became a POW. 

 

Adolf Galland's JV-44 wingman. His 1st victory, he rammed a P-38 over Riem AP on 3 April, 1945. His 2nd victory, a B-26 in the Lanberg area on 16 April, 1945. His 3rd, a B-17 in the Munich area, involving a collision, on 17 April, 1945. On 20 April, 1945, he attacked a B-26 (victory # 4) formation and accidentally struck the tail of one of the Marauders. He bailed out as both AC fell to the ground. All victories in JV-44. Nickname 'Rammer'.

 

 

[onetrack]

"Eduard, how many times do I have to tell you?! - don't keep dropping in on me, unexpectedly, like this!! 

 

 

[old man emu]

Bloody Conshie! Is a ham-fisted pilot so he drops in at home and sits out the rest of the War.