FW190 Pilot
Hey,
I will be meeting on Tuesday a WW2 pilot which flew the FW190 during the war. Its the 2nd time that I will be meeting him and he has agreed that I record everything he says -> his stories/experiences before during and after the war.
(small intro)
Hes a really nice guy and is extremely fit for his age (87). He was shot down when he was 20 by Russians( they attacked him with the sun in their backs)... He managed to bail out and that was the end of his flying Career in the war. While recuperating from the injuries a Spitfire crashed not far from his "backyard" and he helped out the American and treated him. To make it quick -> the Gestapo came to pick up the American Pilot -> later American troops/tanks came to his house searching for the pilot, he directed them to his knowledge of where the Gestapo might have brought him -> within an hour the Americans were back with their Pilot and lodged at his House and later made it the HQ for that area. Later on the Russians took over and made it their HQ.
He flew in the JG23 (eastern front) the FW190
Has no confirmed kills ( he is glad and proud about that)
Before he flew, he was a flight Engineer (he only flew in the last years of the war)
I will ask him about everything from the beginning to the end.... how he started flying, the training, how many missons he flew -> what sort of missons, what exactly happened when he was shot down, etc....
But now I want to ask you guys if you have any questions that you want answered.... questions that I shouldn't forget to ask. I don't know when or if I will have the opportunity to meet him again, so I don't want to leave anything out...
Thanks,
(if this is the wrong forum for this, I'm sorry)