SC EP:812 A Higher Call (Holiday Show)
Sasquatch Chronicles
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🗓️ 3 December 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
A little Holiday show for everyone. On 20 December 1943, Franz met the B-17 bomber named "Ye Olde Pub" and its pilot Charles "Charlie" Brown for the first time. Franz had shot down two B-17s earlier that day and he soon caught up to a wounded B-17 flown by Charles Brown.
Lining up to finish the bomber and shoot it down, he noticed the tail gunner never moved the guns. Upon further inspection of the airplane, he saw through large holes in the fuselage a frantic crew trying to save the lives of their fellow airmen.
Franz is quoted as saying "and for me it would have been the same as shooting at a parachute", in reference to a statement by his commander and mentor Gustav Rödel; "If I hear of one of you shooting a man in a parachute, I'll shoot you myself!". Stigler motioned to Brown to land his airplane in neutral Sweden because of the extensive damage. However, Brown didn't understand, and decided to keep flying towards England. Stigler escorted the B-17 and its crew to the North Sea coast, protecting it from German anti-aircraft gunners.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, oh, oh, oh. |
| 0:30.0 | Ride... |
| 0:55.1 | Decimo 20th 1943 |
| 0:58.6 | A German ace is refilling his plane, but this is no ordinary pilot. |
| 1:14.6 | Franstiegler was an ace several times over. |
| 1:18.6 | He was the best Germany had to offer, and when he wasn't shooting down allied planes, |
| 1:24.6 | he would train his fellow pilots on the art of dog fighting. |
| 1:36.6 | His methods were simple. He's going to come for you. |
| 1:40.6 | He knows where he's going, he knows where you're going, now do something about it. |
| 2:02.6 | Franstiegler had all the qualities of a legendary fighter pilot. |
| 2:07.6 | On this particular day, he had already shot down two B-17 bombers. |
| 2:12.6 | While Franst was refilling, a B-17 bomber flew over his head very low to the ground. |
| 2:19.6 | He didn't even finish feeling when he jumped into his plane and went after the bomber. |
| 2:50.6 | 40 minutes earlier, Charlie Brown and the crew of the B-17 flying fortress named Diel Pub had just finished their bombing run. |
| 3:07.6 | When the plane was severely damaged from German anti-aircraft fire. |
| 3:26.6 | The E-Ol Pub fell behind the B-17 group formation. |
| 3:31.6 | Formation just pulled off and left us. |
| 3:34.6 | They were alone over enemy territory, and they were attacked by German fighters. |
| 3:56.6 | It was a feeling of absolute helplessness. |
| 4:01.6 | The E-Ol Pub started hurling towards the earth. |
| 4:09.6 | The last thing Charlie recalled was pulling up over the tree line. |
| 4:15.6 | The B-17 was so damaged it was unable to fly above a thousand feet. |
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