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#4094925 - 03/21/15 05:51 PM My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet?  
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When I saw there was no flying in my "DiD Campaign" until 22 March, due to bad weather -
what did I do?
Believe it or not - "Albatros-Man" started a campaign with No. 46 Sqn, RFC, flying the
Sopwith Pup! They just transfered to La Gorgue, and now I am a member of their B-flight!

Already the second patrol I had to lead my flight, and I led them into an attack on
four DFW C.V bombers on their way to Loos. Dimmock and Barrager shot one down each,
and I had another. I could not see, what happened to the fourth two-seater.

I always liked the Sopwith Pup a lot, and sitting in this scout and flying over La Gorgue
was an amazing adventure, which I will try to continue as long as possible.
We'll see how well I can do, when we meet our first Albatros scouts.
And I confess, I am brushing the thought aside, that we might run into the Red Baron.

Here are some pics - this craft is such a cutie, I had to take photos from all sides.



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#4094933 - 03/21/15 06:13 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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Wow. Pretty impressive shots and awfully bright reflections - your work or are you testing something? Even the cockpit shots are awesome.

And I always like the British cockpits with all the dials and stuff. Feels like a Cadillac compared to the more austere German and Neiuport pits.

#4094934 - 03/21/15 06:14 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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Hehe...just noticed the pilot photo in the logbook you tricky devil.

#4094935 - 03/21/15 06:16 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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Olham, Alan Haynes shows a strong resemblance to Edzard Harms not to mention your namesake!! Must be coincidental! biggrin

Say, is there a possibility the Kaiser is sending agents to join the RFC and learn about their best aircraft first hand??


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#4094951 - 03/21/15 07:29 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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#4094958 - 03/21/15 07:51 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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Beautiful shots, Olham! Enjoy her!

#4094967 - 03/21/15 08:14 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Robert_Wiggins]  
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Originally Posted By: DukeIronHand
Wow. Pretty impressive shots and awfully bright reflections - your work or are you testing something?
Even the cockpit shots are awesome.

And I always like the British cockpits with all the dials and stuff. Feels like a Cadillac...

Duke, This is stock WOFF, without any Sweetsh*t or anything else; and I did not treat the screenshots at all.
I have a good graphic card though, and I let the card do AA and Anisotropic Filtering; and then it also
optimises surface texturtes. (It is a HD7870).

Originally Posted By: Robert_Wiggins
Olham, Alan Haynes shows a strong resemblance to Edzard Harms not to mention your namesake!!
Must be coincidental! biggrin

Tch - now that you say it, Robert... biggrin
Well, we are all relatives around the North Sea, and looking back on Judy: all over the world.

Originally Posted By: Robert_Wiggins
Say, is there a possibility the Kaiser is sending agents to join the RFC and learn about their best aircraft first hand??

No way with me.
I mean, I don't know what the Kaiser's secret service does, and I guess they do quite some spying.
But when I fly for Old Blighty, then I am British (we East Frisians are great tea consumers by the way, like the Crumpets).
"No Parachute" will supply me with the right morale, the backgrounds, and the personal impressions.


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#4094976 - 03/21/15 08:53 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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Olham, you?! wounded What a world you can not believe in anything ? duckhunter

#4094978 - 03/21/15 08:59 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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#4095095 - 03/22/15 07:28 AM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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According to the BBC Englishmen are 30% German anyway neaner


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#4095123 - 03/22/15 10:51 AM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: JimAttrill]  
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Originally Posted By: JimAttrill
According to the BBC Englishmen are 30% German anyway neaner

...and Vikings and Celtic immigrants and Normans and and and.
But it made an interesting "cocktail" IMHO - great humour, and very good pop music!

You must admire them for how they control those 30% of their genes!
It only shines through in their "my home is my castle" attitude.
Well, and that they fancy beer.


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#4095125 - 03/22/15 11:03 AM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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#4095131 - 03/22/15 11:26 AM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: JimAttrill]  
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Originally Posted By: JimAttrill
According to the BBC Englishmen are 30% German anyway neaner


And even the languages have similar similarities! (Lou would shoot me for using this phrasing biggrin )


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#4095145 - 03/22/15 12:02 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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And although Olham lives in Berlin he is a Ostfriesan (sp?) at heart. And that dialect or language (they still argue about this one) is close to English (or the other way round really). This is only with some words although English moved away a lot after 1066 when the Normans invaded with their version of French. At least the Danish/Norwegian invasions of the Vikings got rid of that male/female/neuter distinction which I must say I hated at school when learning (or trying to learn) French and German. English is, after all a Creole language with simplified grammar (although some would say it is now very complicated!) The complications arise because England, having been invaded by all sorts of people, mixed and matched various grammatical rules to the extent that there are more exceptions to the rule than rules - or so it seems. If you want a simple creole language Afrikaans is the best example I know.

ps I am also flying the Pup with RNAS 3 and it is wonderful and looks good with the new mod. I occasionally set the mod 'off' by hitting num lock and 0. Then you can see the difference!

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#4095147 - 03/22/15 12:02 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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Robert - you've made me cringe.

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#4095255 - 03/22/15 04:48 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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Just got my tank holed in my Pup of 3 RNAS. But landed on our side of the lines. Now 44 hours .... but no victories rolleyes
Is this a record? As usual I never saw the aircraft that shot me up even though I was looking behind with TrackIr ...


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#4095259 - 03/22/15 04:53 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: RAF_Louvert]  
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Originally Posted By: RAF_Louvert
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Robert - you've made me cringe.

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rofl Lou, I wondered how long it would take for your come back! Have a great day mate!


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#4095266 - 03/22/15 05:06 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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Jim, East Friesland lies between Western Friesland (which is Dutch) and Northern Friesland and Denmark.
This whole coastal stretch had a similar language ages ago. And that was related with early English.
But the original Frisian language has almost vanished - there is only a very small region where they
still speak it. The rest is old Frisian mixed a lot with "Plattdeusch" (nether-German).
"Plattdeutsch" exists in many regional, different versions.
It was only through Martin Luther and his bible transcription, that Hochdeutsch (high German) came
into being. It was actually an artificial mix from all versions of low German, but he made it so
well that everyone could understand it. (Well, every German could - for foreigners it must be tough...)

I only learned that recently from a little series made by the German 2. TV-program ZDF, with the
Australian historian Professor Christopher Clark (yes, the one who wrote "Sleepwalkers...")

Clark made a wonderful, 3-part series, in which he shows us Germans, how Germany and the Germans are.
It is often funny, and sometimes disturbing, and occasionally we feel our legs getting pulled,
but he does that in a very true, precise way, with many examples, and of course also with some
good British-Australian humour. Very well made mirror for the Germans.


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#4096305 - 03/24/15 07:43 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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I shall have to catch Clark's series, if possible. I must admit, when I saw it was you flying a Pup, I half expected to see the oceans coming across the hills of Pittsburgh as the world tipped off it's axis! wink

But you explained yourself so well! You are full of surprises, good sir. (and excellent photoshops as well...)


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#4096317 - 03/24/15 07:57 PM Re: My new cutie - now, ain't she sweet? [Re: Olham]  
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Hehehe! (Note: laughter also changed! Mmuahahahahahaaa!!!)
Don't panik, HD - a WW1 scout pilot was never of the same importance as Moses; biggrin
not even the top guns.


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