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  10. Albatros over Shuttleworth

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    Notice he did have the water temp thermometer, though?  Remember RoF before they even HAD extra equipment?  I never could figure out how they expected you to regulate the temp properly, that way, especially with no physical feedback from the airplane in a computer sim. 

     

    The magazine for the left gun didn't look like ours, did it?

     

    There was one plane that did not have a compass.... I think it was a Nieuport. Some did not have altimeters, I guess it took a little while to see what was really needed and what wasn't.

  12. Snoopy Remembers the Red Baron, but Few Germans Do

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    Very Interesting discussion.

     

    I work with a German lady and we talk about history sometimes. I believe her father was drafted to the Luftwaffe when he was very young in 44 or 45 and after the war fled to the west when the wall went up. The other day I had a book about JG1 and was pointing out that the Baron is a legitimate national hero that the German people could be proud of. I think she agreed with me, but I don't think it is the case in Germany. One of the things she says is that if you try to be too patriotic or take a strong stand on some issue then you can and will be called a Nazi. Maybe there are a lot of folks who hold these pilots and veterans in esteem, but they do not come out and say so.

     

    My view of WW1 guilt and responsibility is that all parties are responsible for the mess. The entente, the Russians the Balkans, Austria, Germany were all off their rockers in 1914. When you read about the war starting it seems crazy to imagine one bad choice after another. I think the dirty secret is that a lot of people wanted the war to happen. I don't really blame German any more then any other country, about the worst you could say is that the Kaiser was fairly inept (childish?) in his decision making, but so were the other leaders/cousins.

     

    As to Patton and Rickenbacker, they are both pretty famous here in the states. Most folks will know who Patton was because of the movie they made about him in the 70's.

     

    I am from Ohio and this is where Rickenbacker was born and raised and is buried. He's fairly well known here, there is an air force base named for him and a restaurant/club called the 94th Aero Squadron near the airport. I'm not sure many school age kids would know who he is, but many adults would. I'm a fan for Captain Eddy for sure. Having said that, I bet more people in the states have heard of the Red Baron then Rickenbacker.

     

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