JG53 Pikas Meeting

Bear_EAF51 · May 16, 2005, 5:25am

I was lucky enough to partecipate to the 1.JG53/2 meeting (the 2nd Staffel is the spaghetti-eater group of 1.JG53) and coming alone still alive!

The meeting took place in a captured airport in northeern Italy (Aerclub Modena). I bailed out from my BMW-propelled plane

and I was capturad by enemy pilots, members of 1.JG53/2 and 269GA.

I was sitting at the Officiers Mess: foo was good, and the rest also.

I also had a the chance to fly on a two-seats glider, not only as a passanger, taking controls for some time. Trilling and entriguing experience!

About the glider experience, i will post the pics later. For the time being you can see as the JG53 Italians look like in real life here:

Thanks again to Staffelcaptain 1.JG53/2 Novol for having allowed me to spend a relxing Sunday together with our “enemies”

Cheers!

Whiskey_EAF92 · May 16, 2005, 6:51am

Hi Bear,

Nice Pics, but the guy called Newwings on the left of the team photo is Oleg Maddox you know. :eek:

WB.

Newwings · May 16, 2005, 2:19pm

:eek:
WHAT??

:roflmao:

Mikke · May 16, 2005, 11:45pm

Facial expression, haircut and way of dressing is similar, but same, nah… :roflmao:

Looks like a good time was had, nice pics.

Redthorn_EAF51 · May 22, 2005, 5:13am

I found this link. it’s abour the Il2 makers team, Oleg on top