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Re: Assi Hahn!
Posted by Graham ODriscoll on Tue Jan 29, 2002 02:32:12 AM
In reply top Assi Hahn! posted by T J Johansen on Mon Jan 28, 2002 02:02:59 PM
He died in 1982.
1950 was around the time he was released from Soviet captivity. He became a close friend of Erich Hartmann after spending time in the same Soviet prison camp. 'Assi' was one of the first people to greet Erich when he was finally released in 1955.
: Does anybody know if "Assi" Hahn is still alive? I see on
: his bio on the WRG page that he was born in 1914, but noth
: ing on him since 1950. Also, the first aviation book I eve
: r bought dealt with military colors, and the drawing of Ha
: hn?s 109F showed it wearing a red nose, and rudder. More l
: ately the drawings of the plane appears to have the nose y
: ellow rather than red. Can anyone tell me which it was?
:
: T J Johansen