Hans Bauer (Hitler's pilot)
lesm
Hal Hanig
> Could anyone post a short bio of Hitler's chief pilot?
He was born in 1897 and became a pilot during WWI. You can read details of
his early life at the link below pertaining to a book available at
Amazon.com.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1574882880/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-1641165-6976937#reader-link
Once at that site, you'll be able to read actual pages from the book if you
click on the book cover and then turn the pages as you go.
Bill Shatzer
> Could anyone post a short bio of Hitler's chief pilot?
It's "Baur" - without the "e".
And Wikipedia has a short article.
He flew two seaters during the First World War and, with his observer,
was credited with downing six allied aircraft including four fighters -
a pretty fair score for a two-seater pilot.
Cheers,
Hal Hanig
I met a fellow at a civic club breakfast the other day who casually
mentioned, upon learning that I had flown during WWII, that his dad had
flown during the War.....WWI, that is. He told me that he had a cigar box
full of mementos that his dad had left to him, which included an original
letter from Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker (a member of his dad's squadron) and a
piece of wreckage from the first German airplane shot down by an American
fighter plane during that war. When I asked him what he, a man in his
sixties or seventies, was going to do with that stuff, he said that he
hadn't given it any thought. I urged him to write a codicil to his will and
to bequeath it to either the Smithsonian Institution or to the USAF Museum
lesm
>
My fault Bill. I misspelled the name.
Hal, thanks for the link
weasel
When I asked him what he, a man in his
> sixties or seventies, was going to do with that stuff, he said that he
> hadn't given it any thought. I urged him to write a codicil to his will and
> to bequeath it to either the Smithsonian Institution or to the USAF Museum
Better yet, he should donate it now.
Last night I heard a family friend lament that the box that she
thought were all of her dad's 8mm WW-II films turned out to be only a
small part of them- the rest had vanished.
My point is a lot things can happen to cigar boxes in dressers and
attics: moves, fires, "clean-ups," loss of marbles, you name it...
Wes
Hal Hanig
Good thought. I will hopefully see him again on Thursday and will encourage
him to do as you suggested.