February 24, 201412 yr comment_9853 In a related link, I noticed this on liveleak: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0b3_1332814341 Not in color, but some very impressive footage. Of particular interest, check out the cockpit views of multiple Ju 87 attacks, starting around the 5:00 mark. There is also some I./JG 3 footage scattered throughout the video. There are some great formation shots of the squadron starting around 9:00. Just look for the tatzelwurms. Report
February 24, 201412 yr Author comment_9854 Those stukas are taking off like we do in RoF, amazing. At 9:16 is that JG1 109s?? Report
February 24, 201412 yr comment_9855 At 9:16 is that JG1 109s?? They are I./JG3 during BoB, later II./JG1, and @8:45 is one starting up. That video makes me want to fly CloD. Those shots of the Ju-88's glide bombing were awesome. Report
February 24, 201412 yr comment_9856 There is also some interspersed shots of Werner Mölders getting into a Bf 109E, starting at 7:30 and going to right before we see the I./JG 3 Bf 109 starting up (at 8:45). It's cut to make it look like he's starting up the I./JG 3 aircraft. But it's obviously two (or three) films cut together (as he was in JG 51, and the markings of the Bf 109 being fueled don't match either). Report
February 25, 201412 yr comment_9874 Seeing Mölders made me sad. It's funny to get that feeling watching an old movie about a foreign country but, to me, it looked like a wonderful man who had an infinite amount of potential and vibrance that was cut short due to a non-combat incident. Report
February 25, 201412 yr comment_9879 Yeah, I agree. Everything that I've read about Mölders says that he was a good guy. He was extremely protective of his pilots, and they loved him for it. He had a strong moral center, and was a deeply religious man. And his desire to "do good" didn't bend or break due to political expedience. There are at least two credible testimonies that say he protected friends from the Holocaust. As a result, I've always thought it was very sad that the German government felt the need to remove his post-war honors. I mean, I understand why they did it. Mölders was a member of the Condor Legion and it was felt that any connection to that group is a connection to war crimes. But Mölders was never involved in Guernica or any other atrocity. So, I hope they eventually change their minds. Report
February 25, 201412 yr comment_9883 S! Very nice site! I found that one which you can buy High resolution photos about WWII (about £6,00 per album): http://www.throughtheireyes2.co.uk/ Report
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