Some sad news for the Lw boys Here

[Wijtman01]

it seems

Sad news about one of the greats.

Lt. General Gunther Rall
March 10th, 1918 - October 4, 2009

General Rall passed away after suffering a heart attack on September 2nd.

He was 91 years old.

michael

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[MaxxBrunn1938]

Soar High Gunter!!

Joe

[mdj]

if this news can be confirmed, its really sad....A true soldier and swords holders he was...

Ehre seinem Andenken, Gott gebe ihm die letzte Ruhe

martin

[Ludwig]

Oh, that was bad, sad news. But after all, he was 91 years old and I guess all that victories took energy... 275... Hals- und Beinbruch!

[Pierre]

Sad news. I hope he had enough time to burn the money he got from his awards. For the Luftwaffe fans who still haven't read it is a must to read "Mein Flugbuch", his only good biography.

Pierre

[Ludwig]

Sad news. I hope he had enough time to burn the money he got from his awards. For the Luftwaffe fans who still haven't read it is a must to read "Mein Flugbuch", his only good biography.

Pierre

Agree! Excellent book!

[Gene]

Met him once, long time ago. A real gentleman, very animated. A true loss.

[Leroy]

Like Gene, I also met him many years ago. A charismatic and very friendly person and a gentleman in every sense of the word, who probably should have received the Brilliants to his RK. This is a true loss and he will be greatly missed.

I was both saddened and glad to see his awards at the MAX last week and hope that he was able to provide a useful benefit to his family by their sale.

[bobcam1]

Seems to be confirmed......

Fliege für immer, General.....

http://www.warbirds-eaa.org/news/200...es%20Away.html

[Elvis]

Man that really sucks but he had a very fulfilling life. My Shepherd is named after him!

[Steve P]

Sterling chap...Gehen Sie gut Herr General!

[Tim Calvert]

Hals und Beinbruch Lt General!

[VtwinVince]

Heil Dir im Siegerkranz. RIP.

[Jody]

Gunther Rall

Hello,
That is very sad news. I met Mr. Rall over 16 years ago and he was very friendly and had no problem signing a photo or two. Mr. Rall was a class act.

Regards,
Jody

[Andy F-P]

The end of an era. RIP.