EVERYONE READING THIS WILL UNDERSTAND what I'm about to say, although I'm not exactly sure how to say it. You'll understand because you wouldn't have picked up this issue and started reading it unless you agreed with us on one intangible fact: there is something about the Luftwaffe and its airplanes and pilots that has an undeniable attraction that is far stronger than all other Axis airplanes and airpowers combined. Now that I've made that statement, don't forget that I can't explain it. In survey after survey, the Bf 109, Me 262 and Fw 190 far outstrip, for instance, the Japanese Zero or the Italian Macchi 202, both very respectable airplanes, in popularity. The majority of aviation enthusiasts know names such as Erich Hartmann, Hans-Joachim Marseille and Gunther Rall well. But, other than possibly Subaro Sakai (actually Japan’s fourth highest ace), few can name even one Japanese ace. Why is that?
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