Rooster89 0 Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) when Ol' Rudolf Spaatz bought the farm this afternoon. A simple "scramble" mission and my best DiD pilot is gone. Flieger (should've been a Feldwebel by now, but some paper pusher hates him) Spaatz took of this afternoon with the rest of Jasta 2 to intercept inbound French N.11s. No match for his trusty Albatros D.I. However as he swung around to attack the nearest Nieuport, he found that trees were indeed a worthy opponent. A not so glamorous end to a glorious career. Oh and he had an Iron Cross but for some reason it isnt showing up after he died. -Rooster Edited March 21, 2009 by Rooster89 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) Leutnant Mahlo, Jasta 2, Bertincourt; 1. Oktober 1916 Kameraden! I have the sordid task, to inform you all here, that our Kamerad, Flieger Rudolf Spaatz, did not return from the Alarmstart, some of our Jasta made this afternoon. Groundcrew saw him perform a tight turn towards a Nieuport, but due to bad view, he hit trees besides the runway and crashed fataly. I am particularly sad, cause I made several sorties with him as a wingman, and I can say, he never failed me there. With seven confirmed kills, he was one of our best aces. Two more confirmations, and his promotion to Feldwebel were in my post from the Hauptquartier, half an hour ago. He would have been proud to receive both. I know, that you all - that we will always remember him as a most friendly Kamerad and one of our heroic fighter pilots. Meine Herren! Please raise your Glass with me now, and when we've emptied it, smash it on the floor. Salut!! Edited March 21, 2009 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickitycrate 10 Posted March 21, 2009 Excellent career Rooster a real accomplishment and a wonderful tribute Olham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rooster89 0 Posted March 22, 2009 Thanks guys. Especially for that tribute Olham. Maybe you could write the letter home to the next unfortunate fellow's parents? I suppose I'll start off on a two-seater career now.... -Rooster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commander 0 Posted March 22, 2009 SO Spaatz defected to the germans, then came back? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted March 22, 2009 "Horrah to the Next man who dies" (that awfully true to life song in "Aces High") Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest British_eh Posted March 22, 2009 "Horrah to the Next man who dies" (that awfully true to life song in "Aces High") Mr. UK: I say olde chap, I do believe that that was the mess song sung in the Classic WW1 Dawn Patrol, with David Niven! Cheers, British_eh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted March 22, 2009 ROOSTER, 21 missions flown is a helluvalot - at least for me! So, don't give up! You made a mistake, and in war, one mistake could end your life. In your case, it "only" spoiled one sim pilot's carrer. Spaatz's kills-to-mission relation shows, that he was already one of the more careful pilots. He didn't make one or two kills per mission. He could have lasted longer. Learn from the incident. And climb back into your cockpit. I wish I could show a log with 20 and more missions yet. (I'm working on it!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rooster89 0 Posted March 22, 2009 Oh I'm not giving up Olham, it was just an unfortunate incident. I try to play all my pilots like my life is really on the line. Always careful and not picking any fights I cant win (when I have a choice). The best dogfight I had in that career was with 4 Sopwith Pups against our 4 Albatros D.Is. The Pups knocked out 2 of my wingmen before we even had a chance to spin around and engage. What a fight! Pups and Albs zooming all over the place. What an explosion those Pups make too! But finally we cleared the skies of them. Otto Gund got 2 and I got 2. He was a really good wingman. He stayed with me 'till the end of that career. -Rooster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted March 22, 2009 That was a real great fight! I had a similar one against aces in Pups, with a D III. I managed to survive it, and kill three of the six. But, as I had lost all my men, or they had got carried away by their opponents/fights, I didn't get a single claim allowed (errenious)! That was hard! My new wingman with Jasta 15 may be like your Otto Gund - I'll report, when we reached the first 10 flights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
