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  1. Otto

    Otto GröFaZ Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Welcome to the Forums Faus, it's always good to "see" new faces.

    It's a very tough question indeed, so some more hints: the pilot writes of flying ops against US and Russian aircraft, and was an ace.
     
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    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    It is Rudel in 'Stuka Pilot' .

    On p 229 of the first edition he describes being taken for a walk in the Berlin Zoo in March 1945 after his operation - an ape in the monkey house reaches through the cage and grabs one of Rudel's crutches moments before an air raid warning.
     
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    ..Ouch! That one ( the author) was just too close, I guess. Congrats Martin, that must be correct!
    ;)

    [ 14. April 2005, 07:02 AM: Message edited by: Kai-Petri ]
     
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    ALRIGHT MARTIN !!! [​IMG]
    Ask an airplane question next !!
     
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  5. Otto

    Otto GröFaZ Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Thant's it Martin! You not only got the book, but you also got the correct page as well! [​IMG] Your go.
     
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    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    In his war memoir, Winston Churchill made this comment ; -

    '...the heroic characteristics of the **** race must not blind us to their record of folly and ingratitude which over centuries has led them through measureless suffering.....'

    To which Nation was he referring ?
     
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    Japanese maybe?
     
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    Jews
     
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    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    Both wrong, I'm afraid.....
     
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    Poles?
     
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    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    Correct !

    Your question..... [​IMG]
     
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    what is the name of the boat that took Allied commandos to made succesfull raid into Singapore? in 1943
     
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    [​IMG]
    this photo was taken over..... ?
    which country?

    sorry for second question but photo is great
     
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    Rumania ?
     
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    wrong !
     
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    and the boat name also was not "Rumania" ;) )
     
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  17. Martin Bull

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    MV 'Krait' and Poland, by any chance ..? ;)
     
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    Correct !!!!
    You are brilliant !
    Salute !
    both anwsers correct
    your question please
     
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    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    Well, I must admit the second half was a bit of a guess - you'll have to wait for my next question, I'm out of practice.... :(
     
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    The photo was taken over Silesiap part that belonged to Poland
    The IG Farben chemical complex in today's Kędzierzyn (Blechhammer South) enjoyed rather doubtful fame of one of the most heavily defended targets in Europe. The plant was located on the eastern peripheries of the Nazi-occupied Europe where only the Italy-based US 15th Air Force was able to reach. American bombers raided that area many times in 1944 during the campaign aimed at destroying the Nazi oil industry. High Command of the 15th AF scheduled for another mission to Blechhammer South for November 20, 1944. Over 400 heavy bombers, escorted by nearly 300 P-38 "Lightnings" and P-51 "Mustangs", were supposed to hit the industrial installations which escaped destruction during the preceeding missions. However, due to adverse weather, only a third of the bomber force reached the target area.


    The results of that mission were described in Alfred Konieczny's book "Silesia and the air war 1940-1944". The after strike photos revealed direct hits in the hydrogenation chambers, injector and compressor houses, with two secondary explosions in the latter. Further hits and fires had been identified right next to power stations and tanks. Many other hits were noticed also in the production installations and in the neighboring living quarters. Refinery's northern railway junction located in the western part of the complex had been hit with a series of bombs, further hits damaged also railway sidings. Luftwaffe released only a brief report "...in Blechhammer damages are moderate, in Blechhammer Sud light, Odertal not hit". On that mission the American losses totalled 16 B-24s (including the four ships from the 465th BG) and two P-51s.

    USAAF flew several missions to the Silesian refinery complex. Remains of the lost planes can still be found scattered in the Beskidy mountains. Some selected artifacts received special attention and are currently displayed in a local Museum of the Wadowice Province run by Zygmunt Kraus, on a display commemorating one of the USAAF aircrews that went MIA
     
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