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Franz Stigler's BF-109G, built by my father-in-law and painted by me with custom printed decals to represent Stigler's plane at the time he allowed a B-17 (piloted by Lt. Charlie Brown, no less) to escape because the aircraft had been so shot up, and his considered it the same as shooting a man in a parachute. His commander, the legendary Adolf Galland, had admonished them never to do that - "You are fighter pilots. If I ever see you shoot a man in parachute I will shoot you myself!"
Photo Information
- Taken with NIKON COOLPIX P610
- Focal Length 8.1 mm
- Exposure Time 10/130
- f Aperture f/4.0
- ISO Speed 400