![]() I scratch built the navigation light lenses, used Uschi van der Rosten for rigging, and used a combination of kit decals as well as aftermarket. I hope to build another, this time with the cowling open with an Eduard Brassin engine to show off the Daimler-Benz. The fit is great, but there are join lines that would easily pass as panel lines, but don't belong there. ![]() I soon encountered more fit issues than I wanted to deal with, so I just left it closed. Tamiya really departed from conventional kits since they designed the kit to have interchangeable cowls-one open, one closed. I additionally used Kit World decals, and Eduard's Löök set to spice up the interior. They both remained friends for the rest of their lives. Brown let Stigler know that Ye Olde Pub never dropped another bomb on Germany since it was written off due to damage. Many family members of Brown and his crew thanked Stigler for his act of bravery. John Shaw also interpreted this event here in this painting titled A Higher Call :Īfter escorting them, Stigler pulled away.Īmazingly, Brown and Stigler would meet up decades after this event. He then escorted them over a flak field as the Ye Olde Pub slowly headed back to its base. Stigler tried to motion the crew to go to Sweden, but they didn't understand what was being told to them. Instead, Stigler would be immortalized for answering the higher call. History would have justified him to do his duty. ![]() He felt bringing this wounded B-17 down would be like shooting a man in a parachute. Incredibly, Stigler would make history by doing something I don't think any other fighter pilot would have done (that goes for British, American, and more). He hopped in Yellow 2, and took off to do his duty. The burden to finish off the wounded bomber fell on Stigler's shoulders. Shaw, aviation artist, interpreted this event in his recent artwork titled Prey for Mercy : Brown and his crew had no idea what lay ahead of them-airfields, infantry and even flak fields.īrown first passed over a Luftwaffe airfield. They set a course for England, and slowly began the long ride home. Despite that, they were far behind territory, had four wounded aboard, and one dead (the tail gunner). Brown recovered his damaged aircraft (B-17F) prior to it impacting the ground. The climax of this story is highlighted in by a key event that occurred in December 1943.īrown and his crew encountered Fw-190s and were almost shot down. Since that wonderful book, I have happily read dozens, and haven't looked back.Ī Higher Call is a dual biography about Franz Stigler (Luftwaffe fighter pilot) and Charlie Brown (USAAF bomber pilot). I was so enthralled, I felt as if I was literally walking alongside Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown. ![]() I was just reading the wrong stuff! I finished this book in like a day and half or something. I immediately learned that I didn't dislike reading. I had a little bit of down time, so my dad bought me the following book: In summer of 2015, I had just finished another semester at school. I thought it was because I just didn't like it. Let's rewind to early 2015.Īs a student in high school, I hated reading. This build has special significance to me. This will almost certainly be my last completion before I turn 26.
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