Posted on 01/23/2017 3:17:17 AM PST by sodpoodle
An old Irish World War II Spitfire pilot and flying ACE, was speaking in a church and reminiscing about his war experiences. "In 1942," he says, "the situation was really tough. The Germans had a very strong air force. I remember," he continues, "one day I was protecting the bombers and suddenly, out of the clouds, these Fokker's appeared."
There are a few gasps from the parishioners, and several of the children began to giggle. "I looked up, and realized that two of the Fokker's were directly above me. I aimed at the first one and shot him down. By then, though, the other Fokker was right on my tail."
At this point, several of the elderly ladies of the church were blushing with embarrassment, the girls were all giggling and the boys laughing loudly.
The pastor finally stands up and says, "I think I should point out that 'Fokker' was the name of a German-Dutch aircraft company, who made many of the planes used by the Germans during the war."
"Yes, that's true," says the old pilot, "but these Fokker's were flying Messerschmidt's."
LMAO....very good
Alahwahoo Fokbar!
To put names to this:
David Niven (the actor) attributed this anecote to Douglas Bader (the flying ace) giving a speech in a upscale girl’s school.
Lol
Only about 70 years old, when I heard it the first time a while after the war was over.
...maybe I appreciate Brit humor...I automatically
read with an accent
Yeah, that's the way I originally heard it told . . .
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