Subject: Re: Silly Week submission
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Brian Perri" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:38:59 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Brian Perri 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 1:20 PM
  Subject: Silly Week submission

  Gallery Template #04 "1/72 Fokker Funf Decker, from the RoG Fokker Dr.1" by "Brian da Basher" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here The Scheissehaus Scourge        
  After the success of the Fokker Dr.1 triplane, Fokker chief designer Reinhold Platz naturally wondered what the capabilities of an even more improved aircraft in the same vein might be. Such it was that in the early autumn of 1917, a five winged version was rolled out for testing at Johannistahl. Idflieg was curious at what the new Fokker Funf Decker had to offer but first they had to find a test pilot. The test-pilot had to have many superior qualities. He had to be skilled enough, adventurous enough, but most importantly dumb enough to take the unwieldy looking bird into the air. Fortunately for Reinhold Platz, Idflieg and the entire Imperial German Air Service, Hauptmann Fritz von Scheissehaus of Jasta B-M (Bayerische-Munchen) 2 posessed all the necessary qualities and stepped in to fill the void. Von Scheissehaus put the new aircraft through its paces and after landing and attending to some "personal business" in a small one-room office with a moon cut in the door, emerged to extol the virtues of the new bird. While Idflieg and the Imperial Air Service's Inspector General were not entirely convinced, the good Hauptmann requested and was granted permission to test the new Funf Decker under battlefield conditions and thus, a legend, and the Scheissehaus Scourge were born... Click on images below to see larger images Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg 
  Starting in late Septemeber 1917, the skitterish Hauptmann von Scheissehaus, aided by his crew-chief Unteroffizier Erich Hardtstuhl, began a string of victories against Allied observation aircraft that earned him the much-feared monniker of the Brown Baron. Hauptmann von Scheissehaus downed no less than 13 opponents in the five weeks ending October 31st, 1917. Unfortunately, the Brown Baron was grounded by a breakfast of extremely thick porridge and a shortage of "personal" stationery on November 1st, 1917. The Brown Baron was obligated to sit out the rest of the war in a rear area until his ailment healed. He greeted the Armistice (and a cod liver oil treatment) with great relief. Baron Fritz von Scheissehaus' exploits are still discussed today in the men's room of the German Air Staff college. Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here Photos and text © by "Brian da Basher" 

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