Allen Craig Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I'm a stickler for historical accuracy, I'm not a Nazi Kudos to those with the gumption to place a swastika on a plane if it belongs there Some seem to be afraid to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 It was forbidden until recently in a lot of European countries. Also on model trains. I agree, when it belongs there... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf2 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 interesting jan, I did not know that. forbidden by whom, by what entity? Phil Colvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 interesting jan, I did not know that. forbidden by whom, by what entity? There are some pretty strict laws regarding Nazi symbols and memorabilia in some European countries. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafgesetzbuch_section_86a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 By law. It was THE sign of the Nazi's and became a symbol of their terrible crimes. We saw it also in Flightsim. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Craig Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 It don't mean nothin, not a thing. It's 5000 yrs old The swastika has an extensive history. It was used at least 5,000 years before Adolf Hitler designed the Nazi flag. https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007453 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCD Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 I have painted 109's with the swastika. They were all historical paints, although I was not aware of any ban on the use of any military symbols. One such 109 did not bear the swastika, though, because the pilot himself refused to place it on his tail. Later in his career he was made to carry the symbol. Luftwaffe pilot, Franz Stigler, was a very interesting airman, a favorite of General Gehlan, he was selected for the transition to jet fighters at war's end. I was taken with his story and painted both his first 109 (African campaign), and his later 109G, that did carry the swastika, as he escorted Lt. Charlie Brown and his mortally wounded B-17 out of German air space. It was one of the truly great stories of WW II, one worth reading. Stigler ended up in Canada and was a favorite at air shows for many years. In his later years, he finally met the American pilot he saved, they became fast friends, a friendship that lasted until they passed. I lost all those paints with the recent computer crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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