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2 very fine gentlemen
Posted by Tony on Thu Nov 22, 2001 07:35:34 AM
In reply top Re: What aviation orientated film, would u like to see made? posted by MGM on Wed Nov 21, 2001 05:59:16 PM
Very fine Gentlemen both,
"Bubi" was an active flyer, right up to his death, and a really nice man to talk to. Stnislaw, was the one who opened a bottle of Pepper Vodka, then stamped on the cap, remarking "we will not need that again tonight"
Gawd what a hangover. He was a fund of stories, with poor old Grzegorz, translating at 15 to the dozen. His small flat in Warsaw, was like a shrine to the Hurricane, with all his bits (including his flying helmet) and pictures on the wall. It was harrowing, when he described what happened when he was imprisoned. Do you know, they took him outside to shoot him, at least 6 times? Each time there was just a click from the firing squad. the russians thought it was a great laugh. He said he just resigned himself to it, then one day, they just let him go.
A truly remarkable man. Unfortunately, I don't know if he's still alive, I'll find out tomorrow
Tony
: Good question Tony.
:
: Hows about a movie about your late lamented mate Erich "35
: 2" Hartmann....don't know where a squadron of 109's would
: be found though.
: Killing 352 other aircraft along with most of their crews
: is not exactly the best thing in the world ever to have do
: ne, but if people could forget the horror of it for a whil
: e, a movie about such a historic character would be well w
: orth making...and watching.
:
: Or a movie about your other mate Skalski.....just as diffi
: cult to find a squadron of P51B/C/MkIII Mustangs....unless
: there's a batch of them in China....or is it Russia ?
: ;-)
:
: I also would like to see a good movie made about the Red B
: aron, and "Mad Mick" Mannock etc etc etc
:
: TTFN
: Mick