Marco Posted 13 November , 2005 Share Posted 13 November , 2005 A quote that made me smile: On the subject of Flight Cmdr. Field Kindley (USA): “It’s really a toss-up whether he eventually destroyed more Allied or German planes....after he wrecked his fifth aircraft, one of his comrades pointed out that he had already accumulated enough ‘kills’ to qualify as a German fighter ace.” Regards, Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 13 November , 2005 Share Posted 13 November , 2005 LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gporta Posted 14 November , 2005 Share Posted 14 November , 2005 As I was doing a gliding course, and Old Hand used to say the following to cheer up raw learners like me after a weak landing while on instruction: "If, after a landing you can get up and go have a cup of cofee, that was a fine landing... If the plane can get used again... that was one H**L of a landing!" Gloria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 14 November , 2005 Share Posted 14 November , 2005 classic, Gloria! Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc2 Posted 14 November , 2005 Share Posted 14 November , 2005 Another "German Ace" of this ilk was Wing Commander Ira Jones, of the RAF. In his book "Tiger Squadron", he mentions that he crashed 29 aircraft. Not bad, being both a German and a UK Ace! Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J T Gray Posted 14 November , 2005 Share Posted 14 November , 2005 IIRC (rare event!) when Billy Bishop published his autobiography post-WW2 in which he admitted to an awful lot of landing accidents & the like, a German ace's association heard of this and offered him membership! I believe he accepted! Confirmation or otherwise would be appreciated. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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