Friday Saunter...

Wander around today produced a few photos...
Seeing the Yak 3 G-OLEG flying today and putting on a spirited display reminded me that a couple of weeks ago I viewed a Soviet film about the Normandie-Niemen Fighter Regiment - my notes made  of the film :-

English Narration over French – dedicated to the French flyers of the Normandie-Niemen Fighter Regiment – Brezhnev and other dignitaries attending ceremony at Arc de Triomphe in Paris, wreath laying,  “Wing To Wing” title intro, archive film of Yak 3 fighters taking off, Luftwaffe bombers en route to target, AAA batteries firing at aircraft, French pilots attack enemy aircraft, first victories and losses of French pilots mentioned, Soviet pilot recalls meeting the French pilots, photos of pilots, names of some of the more 'famous' pilots, footage of French pilots parading in front of aircraft, stories of various pilots exploits while serving on the squadron, aircraft attacking bomber formation, French pilots visiting Stalingrad in 70's, more archive film of battle for Smolensk, pilots sent on rest to Moscow, Bolshoi Ballet, pilot recalls the squadron being posted to Tula, further stories of French pilots and their fate, archive footage of ground combat along the Niemen River, presentation of medals by De Gaulle, return to combat after medal presentation, end of the war and French pilots awarded Soviet orders, on disbandment of the Normandie-Niemen squadron the pilots were given their Yak-3 aircraft to fly back to France.

Ghost 'Fire...