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Originally Posted by TA152
The Germans were big on gliders before the war started and had many glider clubs where pilots learned to fly. Perhaps he was in one of these and got his training there before the war started.
In the US you can fly a glider at 14.  |
If I recall correctly, flying gliders is how history's greatest scoring fighter pilot by the name of: Erich Alfred Hartmann, got his start. In case your wondering how many aerial victories he had-it is a standing record @ 352 victories with the vast majority being Russian kills.