Ethics of pilots fighting for the sides in WWII

[JG53Frankyboy]

Originally Posted by WTE_Galway

Well the reference to the photo said:

Bf 109 E 4 "White 5" of 3rd Gruppe/JG 53 (53rd Fighter wing, possibly based in Guernsey), shot down over Margate, Kent on 6th September 1940. The pilot was Unteroffizier Schulte and the aircraft crash landed near Manston airfield.

the order to remove the "PikAs" from the cowling and replace it with a red band arrived end of July 1940. This order was for the whole Wing: Stab/, I./, II./ & III./JG53.
The "PikAs" on the cowling was officialy reintroduced at the 20.November 1940, officially to honor the 500.Victory of the JG53 - propably "helpfull" was the the JG53 got a new Commander 10.October ............

the overpainting of the Swastika was only common in the III./JG53 (7.,8.,9.Squadron) for a short time during 1940. ITs CO protested with that against the bad words Göring put against the fighterpilots.
in September the III./JG53 was already based in Le Touqet , Luftflotte 2.

[moilami]

Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy

the order to remove the "PikAs" from the cowling and replace it with a red band arrived end of July 1940. This order was for the whole Wing: Stab/, I./, II./ & III./JG53.
The "PikAs" on the cowling was officialy reintroduced at the 20.November 1940, officially to honor the 500.Victory of the JG53 - propably "helpfull" was the the JG53 got a new Commander 10.October ............

the overpainting of the Swastika was only common in the III./JG53 (7.,8.,9.Squadron) for a short time during 1940. ITs CO protested with that against the bad words Göring put against the fighterpilots.
in September the III./JG53 was already based in Le Touqet , Luftflotte 2.

Lol "vertical stabilizer" I have those too, they are my friends

[Richie]

You can always spot fighter pilots, they're forever doing that with their hands.

[WTE_Galway]

Is this thread still alive ?? wow



Here is some good stuff on Harris and Bomber Command.


http://www.youtube.com/user/Bombergu...91/u_pHDpOf1Cw

[swiss]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBqAm...56F99&index=66

start at 5:00.

6:05 wtf?!


(btw: this championFX guy has some cool footage on his channel)

[Flanker35M]

S!

At 6:05 they seem to strafe a downed B17G so it would not fall into German hands.

[moilami]

Oi in the name of god and all that is holy I need to get my Bf 109 and start doing my best in shooting scum down. I will be the biggest sucker and loser ever if I don't do it in the end of this week in Eastern Front.


Edit: Sorry about selected words everyone. No offence meant for real Russian pilots.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Flanker35M

S!

At 6:05 they seem to strafe a downed B17G so it would not fall into German hands.

No, the tailsection is too thin, also the shape of the empennage doesn't fit.

Looks like a FW200 to me, but - they were rare... that makes it unlikely.

Maybe a Ju88-G?