A thousand tiimes no.Originally Posted by wyoranch
A thousand tiimes no.
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Thank you Frank. Time to do some reading.....
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after a quick read I am amazed at the prevalence of the symbols use and more importantly the original meaning. So it should go back to the use by the Nazis and the association with all the horrific things they did.
Last edited by wyoranch; 10-19-2017 at 07:27 AM.
And on a lighter note....
Ron "In before the lock!" Wanttaja
Just masterful!
You know it's true because it's on the Internet.
The opinions and statements of this poster are largely based on facts and portray a possible version of the actual events.
Ron, you have WAY too much time on your hands. Nonetheless, masterful!
can we see Lt. Giger's plane with Jessica Rabbit nose art?
Ron Wanttaja
I have worked at a now defunct Duke Power coal plant that had valves with the swastika embossed on the sides. They were produced and purchased before the Nazi's were the scourge of Europe.
Bob
I know of a Grunau Baby sailplane for which the restorer simply made two rudders--one with historically accurate swastica, and one plain. He simply changes the rudder to suit the context in which the aircraft is being operated or displayed. Because for something like this, a lot of the issue is context.
Bob Kuykendall
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What's the typical context in which he installs the swastika tail?
Ron Wanttaja
Interesting situation. Germany did a biopic of Hans Joachim Marseille, their top ace in Africa, during the 1950s. It's called "Der Stern von Afrika" (the Star of Africa). It's available with an English dub on Amazon Prime, or you can see a version with subtitles here:
It is your classic flying film, of the "I hate sending these kids out to die" and "live like a fighter pilot" ilk. Politics are not a part of the story, though it's there in some of the backgrounds and of course the characters are wearing German uniforms with the swastika badges.
The movie used Buchons for the Messerschmits. The actual, physical aircraft have swastikas, but the models for the air combat scenes do not. I'm guessing they did the aircraft scenes in Spain, and the model work in Germany. Some good scenes with the actual aircraft (including a Storch), and we've probably seen worse model sequences.
Still, by modern standards, it's pretty pedestrian.
Ron Wanttaja
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