Full Throttle over The River ... by franco7

Vue • Aviation • posted on May 01, 2013

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In the spring of 1944, Bill Overstreet of the 357th Fighter Group stayed hot on the tail of a German 109 ME 109G. The German pilot flew over Paris hoping the heavy German anti-aircraft artillery would solve his problem and eliminate Overstreet and his P51C, the Berlin Express.Hoping did no good. The Germans engine was hit, and Overstreet persisted through the intense enemy flak. As a last resort, the ME109 pilot aimed his aircraft at the Eiffel Tower and in a breathtaking maneuver, flew beneath it. The unshakeable Overstreet followed, and scored several more hits in the process. The German plane crashed and Bill escaped the heavy flak around Paris by flying low and full throttle over the river. Berlin Express By ... Neiwil

Comments (8)

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Greywolf44

12:46AM | Thu, 02 May 2013

I love the view. It reminds me of the Reno Air Races. Seeing a P-51 on the deck at almost 500mph is really a sight. Nice you could get a little of that feeling right here in your computer. Good job.

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Robert_Ripley

2:55AM | Thu, 02 May 2013

It´s a nice render, but i think you used too much sharpness. maybe some movement blur or blurry background would help.

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steelrazer

9:20AM | Thu, 02 May 2013

Nicely done mise en scene...or in this case perhaps "mise en Seine"? (Sorry, I could not resist.)This is really a nice illustration to your retelling of the event. Nice work.

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AliceFromLake

10:16AM | Thu, 02 May 2013

Very nice work.

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ansgar2

12:19PM | Thu, 02 May 2013

Cool.. Fantastic idea and render...

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neiwil

5:20PM | Thu, 02 May 2013

Very cool extract from Bill Overstreets career....always loved this one, though he had many 'adventures', including shooting himself down!!! Never a dull moment when Bill was around :-) I like the way the image has come out, more illustrative than photo....big thumbs up for this.. Thanks for the mention mate, always appreciated.

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