Talk:Franz von Werra

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The page formerly read that von Werra claimed to be based at Dyce in Edinbugrh. Dyce is actually a suburb of Aberdeen. Now it may be that a confused von Werra made a mistake in stating the Dyce was in Edinburgh and so the original author's words were correct, but I just watched "The One That Got Away" yesterday and in the film he clearly states Dyce, Aberdeen. Jooler 11:35, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I have rewritten the opening paragraph because it originally said that von Werra escaped from a British prison camp in Canada - but further down the article it states that he escaped from a train.

I have changed the dates to Brit/Eng style - Most of von Werras' adventures took place in Britain.

Was von Werra really an ace ? How many planes did he shoot down ?

What is a 'Hoggarth'? I'm guessing it is what is known in the UK as a pig-sty.

84.130.98.32 23:13, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

It's a place, a little stone hut used for storing sheep fodder in the part of the country. There were lots of them dotted about the lake district sheep pastures then. Jooler 07:25, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ace?

I changed the first sentence to say pilot rather than ace, since it says later on that the British didn't confirm his ground tallies, leaving him one short. If the Germans considered him an ace, it should be changed back. Clarityfiend 19:15, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Flying ace defines an ace as requiring five kills in aerial combat, so he definitely doesn't qualify. Clarityfiend 00:59, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] BONIFACE

THE DUTY OFFICER AT HUCKNALL WHO PICKED UP VON WERRA WAS NICKNAMED 'BONIFACE' BY VON WERRA - I DON'T THINK THAT WAS HIS NAME. PRETTY SURE HE WAS A FLYING OFFICER (EQUIV. LIEUTENANT) AS OPPOSED TO SQN LDR (MAJOR). GOOD ARTICLE THOUGH! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by W1GL3T (talk • contribs) 10:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC).

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