[Rob Romero]

The attatched photo has led me to ponder the relative heights and weights of various Experten. Though I’m sure someone will prove me wrong, Trautloft has to be the giant among them -he seems to loom over those around in almost any photo I’ve seen –I’ll guess over 6’2” (almost 200cm) and over 200lbs (90 Kg) in a profession that selected for capable men of small stature -how he qualified as a fighter pilot, much less struggled into his cramped low hooded Bf-109 mystifies. On the other end of the scale, after seeing a clip of Ostermann (102) I’ll nominate him as a candidate for the most diminutive experte (very short and rail thin).

Rob