Luftwaffe nightmare

FastDoc · 07-26-2013, 04:41 PM

I wish I had my phone/camera with me but I did not.

I was out for my lunchtime jog and heard the sweet sound of antique warbird engines above me.

I look up to see a P51-D 'escorting' a B17 over Richland, Washington.

What a wonderful sight and sound!

(The airshow is in town this weekend).

SpudRider · 07-27-2013, 12:21 AM

That sounds like a great airshow! Are you going? If so, please take lots of photographs and post a thread on your visit!

tecnolli · 07-29-2013, 12:39 PM

May i recommend a book?
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Luftwaffe-Eag...item23295b1df7
Walter Schuck is one of the few german fighter pilots still alive, he still visits air shows where he met Joe Peterburs, the P51 pilot who shot him down. Decades after their fight over Germany they're glad to meet each other alive and well, and they became friends.
I found the book interesting to read, no nazi-blah-blah, just the situation and the view of the pilots, mostly from his time in Finland flying against the Soviets.

FastDoc · 07-29-2013, 01:20 PM

I have not read that book but I love it's theme.

I read an analagous book a year ago about the friendship between an American Vietnam F4 pilot and the pilot of the Russian Mig he shot down back in the 60's.

They are now tightly bonded friends with a deep mutual respect and admiration and do a talking tour together.

I feel that this is a tiny representation of what Heaven will be like. Warriors will be brothers as originally intended. The lion and lamb will lie down together. All tears will be erased.

Another book, along parallel lines worth reading is The Christmas Truce. Its about a truce/friendship between the British and Germans across No Man's Land in WW I.

Nowadays all I have time to read is medicine and the Bible.

Some Chinariders too ;-)

FastDoc · 07-29-2013, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SpudRider

That sounds like a great airshow! Are you going? If so, please take lots of photographs and post a thread on your visit!

I did not go this year, but used to help and volunteer in years past. I had the honor to meet the various airshow and military pilots and even sit in the cockpits of everything from a P-51 to a B-25 to an F/A-18 :-)

This weekend Linda and I rode to Joseph, Oregon in the Eagle Cap Wilderness. I'll post a pic or two from there ;-)

tecnolli · 07-29-2013, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

I feel that this is a tiny representation of what Heaven will be like. Warriors will be brothers as originally intended. The lion and lamb will lie down together. All tears will be erased.

This reminds me of the song i chose to be played at my funeral, "Peace in the valley" by Johnny Cash.
I'm not really into reading the bible and i left church a few years ago for several reasons. But this song... it stands for everything i hope for.

FastDoc · 07-29-2013, 02:07 PM

I will have to You Tube it and listen :-)

tecnolli · 07-29-2013, 02:18 PM

FastDoc · 07-29-2013, 02:55 PM

Thank you. Very meaningful song. I like Johnny Cash and June Carter. I hope Johnny found peace, I expect he did.

Is Johnny Cash popular in Germany?

tecnolli · 07-29-2013, 11:31 PM

Oh yes, he is. Even younger people know him for his "American recordings" from 1994 on.
What a great artist. I wish i would have seen him perform.

culcune · 07-30-2013, 01:01 AM

Great song! I am a 'newer' fan of his music from 1998 or so. He even crossed into so-called 'new rock' in the early 2000s. I remember his rendition of the Nine Inch Nail's song.

tecnolli · 07-30-2013, 01:57 AM

"Hurt", this song give me the creeps everytime i listen to it.
Sorry Doc, i didn't want to hijack your thread.

Here's a photo of Schuck and Peterburs when they met at an air show.
http://www.lewisheatonbooks.com/walterschuck.htm
@Doc, do you remember the title of the book you mentioned?

FastDoc · 07-30-2013, 01:18 PM

http://www.myenemymyfriend.com/

FastDoc · 07-30-2013, 01:19 PM

Thanks for the link(s). Analagous and beautifuyl stories.

FastDoc · 07-30-2013, 01:20 PM

If you have the time read this link about The Christmas Truce.

http://firstworldwar.com/features/christmastruce.htm

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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Luftwaffe nightmare I wish I had my phone/camera with me but I did not. I was out for my lunchtime jog and heard the sweet sound of antique warbird engines above me. I look up to see a P51-D 'escorting' a B17 over Richland, Washington. What a wonderful sight and sound! (The airshow is in town this weekend). __________________ Happy to serve.
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07-27-2013, 12:21 AM	#2
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	That sounds like a great airshow! Are you going? If so, please take lots of photographs and post a thread on your visit! __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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07-29-2013, 01:20 PM	#4
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I have not read that book but I love it's theme. I read an analagous book a year ago about the friendship between an American Vietnam F4 pilot and the pilot of the Russian Mig he shot down back in the 60's. They are now tightly bonded friends with a deep mutual respect and admiration and do a talking tour together. I feel that this is a tiny representation of what Heaven will be like. Warriors will be brothers as originally intended. The lion and lamb will lie down together. All tears will be erased. Another book, along parallel lines worth reading is The Christmas Truce. Its about a truce/friendship between the British and Germans across No Man's Land in WW I. Nowadays all I have time to read is medicine and the Bible. Some Chinariders too ;-) __________________ Happy to serve.
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07-29-2013, 02:07 PM	#7
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I will have to You Tube it and listen :-) __________________ Happy to serve.
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07-29-2013, 02:55 PM	#9
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Thank you. Very meaningful song. I like Johnny Cash and June Carter. I hope Johnny found peace, I expect he did. Is Johnny Cash popular in Germany? __________________ Happy to serve.
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07-29-2013, 12:39 PM	#3
tecnolli Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 99	May i recommend a book? http://www.ebay.de/itm/Luftwaffe-Eag...item23295b1df7 Walter Schuck is one of the few german fighter pilots still alive, he still visits air shows where he met Joe Peterburs, the P51 pilot who shot him down. Decades after their fight over Germany they're glad to meet each other alive and well, and they became friends. I found the book interesting to read, no nazi-blah-blah, just the situation and the view of the pilots, mostly from his time in Finland flying against the Soviets.
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tecnolli Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 99
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07-29-2013, 11:31 PM	#10
tecnolli Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 99	Oh yes, he is. Even younger people know him for his "American recordings" from 1994 on. What a great artist. I wish i would have seen him perform.
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07-30-2013, 01:01 AM	#11
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Great song! I am a 'newer' fan of his music from 1998 or so. He even crossed into so-called 'new rock' in the early 2000s. I remember his rendition of the Nine Inch Nail's song. __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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07-30-2013, 01:57 AM	#12
tecnolli Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 99	"Hurt", this song give me the creeps everytime i listen to it. Sorry Doc, i didn't want to hijack your thread. Here's a photo of Schuck and Peterburs when they met at an air show. http://www.lewisheatonbooks.com/walterschuck.htm @Doc, do you remember the title of the book you mentioned?
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07-30-2013, 01:18 PM	#13
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	http://www.myenemymyfriend.com/ __________________ Happy to serve.
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07-30-2013, 01:19 PM	#14
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Thanks for the link(s). Analagous and beautifuyl stories. __________________ Happy to serve.
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07-30-2013, 01:20 PM	#15
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	If you have the time read this link about The Christmas Truce. http://firstworldwar.com/features/christmastruce.htm __________________ Happy to serve.
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