46 — Wednesday, April 21, 1999 — North Shore News

Being shot down
to a life in Canada

From page 42

the histery of mankind so
much was owed by so many to
so few!’

“Makes me part of the his-
toric MUCH, doesn’t it? For
England and the world, the
Battle of Britain undoubtedly
was an carly turning point in
the war. No wonder that its
actions, to this day, are
researched and investigated to
the fast detail, even leading to
this birthday party here in
London today.

“Our story began with a
researcher by the name of
Cliff Vincent who had identi-
fied me as the pilot of a
Messerschmitt 1OQE dug up
by the Ashford and Tenterden
Group in Kent.

“They invited me to their
Brenzett Acronautical
Museum where parts of my
wreck were on display and
they gave me some morsels of
it, including, ironically, the
gunsight through which I
should have aimed at Iain
Hutchinson rather than
exposing my tailend!

“And, believe it or nor, the
swastika of the very cailend of
my 109 is now on display in
the Bare of Britain section of
the museum of the U.S. 8th
Airforce in Savannah,
Georgia.

“Cliff Vincent had also
identified Flight Sgt. lain
Hutchinson of 222 Squadron
‘as the one that shot Priebe
down.

“But then, lo and behold,
other reports cropped up giv-
ing credit for my descent to
Flight Lieut. Lister-Robinson
of 601 Squadron and New
Zealander Brian Carbury of
603 Squadron; locks like. the
entire RAF was after
Oberleutnant Eck! Priebe,
described flattcringly as an
‘ace’ or even more so as ‘One
of the Golden Boys of the
Luftwaffe.’

“And they became unreal-
istic with a touch of
Hollywood when one can
read in Wings of Africa, the
official organ of the Acro
Club of South Africa, October
1979 issue; quote: ‘Number
601’s victim was shot down
for Flight Licut.  Lister-
Robinson who damaged the
BF 109 and then chased it for
40 miles ‘tl it force-landed.
As the German pilot climbed
out, Lister-Robinson threw
him a packet of cigarettes and
flew away waving at his now
harmless adversary. The
German, Eckehart Priebe,
spent the war as a PoW in
Canada where he now lives.’

“Sort of, tough luck, old
boy, have a cigarette.

“A similar story was attrib-
uted to Flight Licut. Gilliams.
They must be ruled out as 1
didn’t crash-land but rather
used the ‘emergency exit for
heroes’ and was pho-
togrephed swinging on the
chute ever Kent before drop-
ping into the arms of the wel-
coming committee of the
Home Guard by the local
dentist, Dr. Hunter-Smith.

“Seeing me coming he had
left his patient in the torture
chair and grabbed his camera
to manifest my historic single-
handed invasion of England.

“No, there is no question,
it was you, Jain Hutchinson,
PH never forget that face,
especially now, having seen it
close-up. And without telling
tie true story in my beok,

Thank You, Canada, this

meering after S8 vears never

would have happened.
“Ancedotes or legends,

true or fiction, of the Battle of

Briain get better as the time

“Rivalry for sure,
but no deadly
animosity any
longer. Fighter

pilots never felt
real animosity for
their adversaries.”

goes by and are conversation
Pieces wherever contempo-
rarics meet.

“For example, one day I
harmlessly asked my racing
competitor Edwin Farnworth,
at my Eagle Harbour Yacht
Club in West Vancouver, why
he had called his yacht Raven,

“Appalled by my igno-
rance Win explained, ‘But
Eckl, don’t vou know about
the raven, circling the Tower
of London forever and ever,
and if they wouldn’t do that
anymore, for whatever reason,
Crown and Empire would be
finished forever?’

‘Thanks for the lesson in
British history,’ I said. ‘Shows
me what idiots we were, chas-
ing Hurricanes and Spitfires
instead of shooting down the
raven. which would have
ended the whole argument for
good!”

“And, by the way, the
British also missed a golden
opportunicy, in the desert,
instead of sending the tanks,
Montgomery should have
sent the bagpipers against
Rommel’s soldiers, they
would have taken to the dunes
as no German ear can stand
that piercing, painful noise!”

“The Battle of Britain
reflects the old rivalry
between the British and the
Germans, personalized in our
times by the Kaiser and King
George, Adolf Hitler and
Winston Churchill, and then
Eckl Priebe and ~~ lain
Hutchinson.

“Rivalry for sure, but no
deadly animosity any longer.
Fighter pilots never felt real
animosity for their adversaries.

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“They have so such in
common. They treasure the
adventure of flying and the
meeting of whatever chal-
lenges, and they pride them-
selves rightfully as the last
combatants of chivalry.

“Let us mention just one
undeniable fact to their hon-
our: Never ever has it become
known that a British or a
German fighter pilot has shot
ata defeated opponent on the
parachute over enemy territo-
ry, even though this opponent
would be up again in the skies
the next morning, ready for
bartte!

“Our feelings before take-
off were best expressed with
these humble words: ‘Oh
Lord, Lam facing a busy day. I
may not have time to think
about Thee, but, please, don't
Thou forget about me.” ”

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