Manfred von Richthofen has landed

[Zak33]

Got my book today ...quite excited. If its quiet today, will start it

thanks mgh0

[megah0]

I hope you enjoy it mate

[Zak33]

I already am

[megah0]

I was shocked the first time i read it at just how young and babyfaced this bloke was.

[megah0]

Now name the medals

[Zak33]

can't...not yet anyway

[Zak33]

by the way....FAO DAK

It IS a kind of Auto Biog....its TRANSLATED by Peter Kilduff, but it seems to be a diary of sorts

It's called:

The Red Baron
Mafred von Richthofen
translated by PETER KILDUFF

SBN: 561 00206 1

The inner sleeve says

"although von Richthofen's autobiography was first published in 1918, in both German and English, this is a translation of the 1933 edition, which contains additional material written by his two brothers, and the Red Baron's First World War letters"

I am so excited I might pee my flight suit

[megah0]

HEY!

No peeing on the flight line, remember FOD!

And no making miwwions off my generosity!

[Zak33]

Originally Posted by mgh0

And no making miwwions off my generosity!

hey fella....not only is it not for sale, if it even WAS for sale you would get half. No need to doubt me. I am immensely greatfull to you for even thinking of me

Now..leave me in peace to read

[megah0]

/me loses Zaks page for him

[Zak33]

ahhhaaaa...bookmark

bugger,,,,side tracked again...

didn't know the Baron was a Cavalry man first!

[megah0]

Yeah, part of the PEGASUS brigade

did you see what i did there?

[Dakaras]

Orden Pour le Mérite (aka the "Blue Max") is one
Iron Cross 1st Class
The Military Order of St. Henry

That the 3?

[MA_Moby]

In that picture his right hand seems to be locked in a trigger grip - an early case of RSI?

[Zak33]

it's probably from trying to slow his horse down when he was a kid!

Originally Posted by Richthofen

Another time Ihad the good fortune to ride a very beautiful chestnut bay, Felix, at the Olympiad in Breslau. In the distance race my horse, a gelding, was going well, even in the second third of the course, and so I had hopes of success. Then came the last obstacle. I saw from a distance that it must be something special, as a crowd of people had gathered there. I thought to myself, "Keep going, there's worse to come!" and came winding up over the embankment, on top of which was a fence. People waved to me not to ride so fast, but I saw and heard nothing. My horse took the fence without hesitation and, to my great astonishment, went into the Weistritz River on the other side! Before I could act, the animal had jumped into the river, and mount and rider disappeared.

now I dont know about you guys, but that is funny as hell.....

before he's even made it into a plane he's cross country riding like a man posessed and jumped a fence that wasn't part of the course!!!

lmao

[megah0]

Originally Posted by moby

In that picture his right hand seems to be locked in a trigger grip - an early case of RSI?

or holding a ciggy