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Re: Short video clip of luftwaffe taking off from waterlogged airfield, nearly leading to prop strike
Vince,
I know you are related to a former JG 54 airman, if memory does not fail me.
Although I have read previously (on Luftwaffe "War Diaries" and some biographies and other co-related books - with images) what is a a "Fliegerdenkmal" (nose over or piloning); am not familiar with that "Damenlandung" term, which is roughly translated as "a Lady Landing" (correct)? In what kind of situation this last term or "joke" (or argot en Français) could be used? Would it be if the airplane ducked, nosed over and did the full 180 degrees turn (staying on its "belly" or showing the "belly") - with canopy buried in the mud?
This is really the first time I saw this term and am just curious if you do know or can suggest me some books where it appeared to read (biographies, war diaries, etc.) or where one could find it??
Thank you for adding that one and congratulations for preserving the memory of your relative.
Adriano
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