[caldrail]

Walking out and about in Prohorovka.with my camera one fine morning I happened to spot a Me323 attempting to land at a grass airfield on the hill nearby. The pilot overshot the runway and rolled down the hillside. I aexpected to see a disastrous accident, but the huge plane kept on rolling, and went straight across a river! I managed to get this shot of the event...



What gives? Is this a german experiment in amphibious aeroplanes? A new method evolved in the field to expedite the cleaning of aircraft wheels? Or has allied propaganda masked the true nature of the Me323, in that it was actually designed by Howard Hughes?

[Guest]

Did you use a digital camera or a film camera :?: :wink:

[caldrail]

Oh definitely digital. Colour film too, hard to get in 1943.

[Shooter]

Feet wet? Prolly end up swallowing a stickleback more like


Regards

[Guest]

Oh yeah, that color film was rare! Should have known they would have used digital :!: :lol: :wink:

You funny guy :!: 8)

[caldrail]

You can just imagine the conversation in the cockpit (and I apologise for the marvel-comics-style german accents)

Ach der brakes are not verking!

Vee are going off der runvay, do somezing, qvick!

I cannot stop it! Vee are rolling down zer hill...

A river! Meine gott, vee are kaput!

No! Meine cousin tvice removed ist in der kriegsmarine. Vot would he do... Zink... Aha! Full Zrottle Hans!

You are insane... Vee are going to hit zer vater and explode into lots of polygons and graphical vater effects....

No no no, vee must skim across the vater like eine U-Boat... Hold tight.... Yes! Vee are doing it.,.. Vee vill be rich und famous und have iron crosses....

My feet are vet....