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Unlike this Bf 109E (one of only two originals in the world still flying), Marseille’s aircraft were painted in desert colors and were fitted with the “trop” air filter on the left side. (Photo by John Dibbs/planepicture.com)

The Best WW II Fighter Pilot – Hans-Joachim Marseille: German Super Ace

He has been called “The Great One,” “The Bohemian Bandit,” an “enfant terrible,” and (the most enduring) “The Star of Africa.” He was both disliked and loved by a host of his peers, hated by many high-ranking Nazis and commanding officers while being practically revered by the German people. History shows us that he was a steadfast anti-Nazi; a troublemaker; a gifted pianist; a jokester; a serial womanizer; and an anti-racist, anti-establishment, and antithetical Luftwaffe officer. Some might even say that he was a jerk. Among dozens of recorded infractions, he once landed on the autobahn to urinate. He was […]

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  • Regardless of the subject, photos can be seen from two distinctly different points of view. The obvious one is the impression that is made on those who look at it the images, and that inevitably varies from viewer to viewer. Then there is the perspective as seen by the photographers themselves. When examining their own work, photographers don’t see only the photos themselves. They can’t. There is no way they can divorce their mind from the memories that surround the images. They will always see what was happening around them at the moment the shutter was flashed open. The photos […]

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