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How About No · Jul 25, 2017

http://www.ajc.com/news/local/plane-with-wwii-nazi-design-lands-316-gwinnett/5aWK8TqYEM8uKs99fNA00O/

A small airplane landed on Ga. 316 in Gwinnett County on Monday afternoon, police said.

Fred Meyer, who was piloting the plane, was the only person on board. He does not own the aircraft but built the engine and helps take care of the maintenance, he told Channel 2 Action News.

The engine just quit, it just died, Meyer told Channel 2. You just sort of fall back on your training at that point in time. You dont think of the circumstances, you just think of your training.

The plane was described by a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman as a Sonex experimental, amateur-built aircraft. Sonex is a company that sells kits that allow people to build their own airplanes.

Meyer told Channel 2 the Nazi design was just for fun.

A lot of people like to paint these planes up like old war birds, Meyer said.

If there was already a thread my apologies I did nazi

zeemumu · Jul 25, 2017

I don't think that excuse is gonna fly.

ba dum tss

DerangedHermit · Jul 25, 2017

Found the real culprit!

TheDrizzlerJ11 · Jul 25, 2017

You painted a swastika on your airplane for fun? Ok Georgia, sure.

Divvy · Jul 25, 2017

Meyer told Channel 2 the Nazi design was just for fun..

Yeah, okay there

jon bones · Jul 25, 2017

should've shot him out of the sky

Gallbaro · Jul 25, 2017

I don't know, luftwaffe garb does not necessarily mean skinhead.

There is no swastika on the thing.

Gallbaro said:
Damn couldn't see on mobile.

shandy706 · Jul 25, 2017

Eh, having an aviation friend it really is not unusual to see old war designs on custom/replica stuff.

I would go for something else though 😂

Could have left the tail detail off, but I'd make my judgement based on if it is an exact paint replica of a certain plane.

Deepwater · Jul 25, 2017

this is tough.

some of those luftwaffe planes were boss and he might just legitimately be into recreating relics

but he might also be secretly a neo nazi.

Netherscourge · Jul 25, 2017

Dat swastika though...

TheDrizzlerJ11 · Jul 25, 2017

Gallbaro said:
I don't know, luftwaffe garb does not necessarily mean skinhead.

There is no swastika on the thing.

I mean a WWI design would've been dope, dude has a swastika on the tail though.

Imperfected · Jul 25, 2017

Yeah, uh... looks real festive there, pal.

Mahonay · Jul 25, 2017

Gallbaro said:
I don't know, luftwaffe garb does not necessarily mean skinhead.

There is no swastika on the thing.

Yes. There is. On the tail.

Ordinaryundone · Jul 25, 2017

I get the appeal of the WW II vintage look but seriously, a swastika? The Iron Cross wasn't enough for fun?

HStallion · Jul 25, 2017

I know when I'm just looking to have some fun I walk around in a Nazi outfit.

Bronx-Man · Jul 25, 2017

I just seig heil for Hitler for fun, dude

Xe4 · Jul 25, 2017

I get that aviation junkies probably want the "realest" experience possible but maybe you should go for something that isn't literally Nazi's, bro.

torre_avenue · Jul 25, 2017

This Dunkirk promotion is getting out of hand.

TangoAlphaLima · Jul 25, 2017

Painting it like an old WWII warplane? Okay, sure.

Adding the German Iron Cross to it? Fine, if that really floats your boat, whatever.

Throwing the Nazi Swastika on it? You dun goofed.

Dubbedinenglish · Jul 25, 2017

The Swastika and Iron Cross...What could that possibly mean 🤔🤔🤔

Gallbaro · Jul 25, 2017

TheDrizzlerJ11 said:
I mean a WWI design would've been dope, dude has a swastika on the tail though.

Mahonay said:
Yes. There is. On the tail.

Damn couldn't see on mobile.

Mahonay · Jul 25, 2017

Xe4 said:
I get that aviation junkies probably want the "realest" experience possible, but maybe you should go for something that isn't literally Nazi's bro.

It's Georgia. It's not a stretch at all that maybe this person is cool with Nazis in general.

PlayALLtheGames · Jul 25, 2017

Another white-trash idiot the world wouldn't have missed had he crashed.

Violence Jack · Jul 25, 2017

Just for fun. Like those KKK rallies in Stone Mountain are just an innocent family gathering.

MrKaepora · Jul 25, 2017

shandy706 said:
Eh, having an aviation friend it really is not unusual to see old war designs on custom/replica stuff.

I would go for something else though 😂

Yep. It's pretty common in air festivals and among collectors.

Not going to judge him before I know more.

Xe4 · Jul 25, 2017

Mahonay said:
It's Georgia. It's not a stretch at all that maybe this person is cool with Nazis in general.

Sure, it's certainly a possibility. I'm just saying not to paint the plane like a Nazi if he's not actually a Nazi.

Pizza con salsiccia · Jul 25, 2017

Deepwater said:
this is tough.

some of those luftwaffe planes were boss and he might just legitimately be into recreating relics

but he might also be secretly a neo nazi.

At this point, we don't know yet what it was.

Best not to accuse anyone until it's made clear.

Elandyll · Jul 25, 2017

Deepwater said:
this is tough.

some of those luftwaffe planes were boss and he might just legitimately be into recreating relics

but he might also be secretly a neo nazi.

Yeah at first I was like "it's just ww2 German Luftwaffe stuff", but then I saw the tail...

Kilrogg · Jul 25, 2017

Gallbaro said:
I don't know, luftwaffe garb does not necessarily mean skinhead.

There is no swastika on the thing.

There is one, actually. I didn't see it at first either.

I don't mind the paintjob, but the Nazi cross is insensitive - assuming he's genuinely not a neonazi, otherwise it makes 'sense'. Sometimes you have to sacrifice a bit of authenticity.

BattleMonkey · Jul 25, 2017

He painted it like a BF-109, that's fine, but he really didn't need to add the swastika. Lot of German planes never had the swastika on them, it's really unnecessary.

Mimosa97 · Jul 25, 2017

People who think WWII buffs won't go as far as painting a swastika on a miniature airplane just for " accuracy " don't understand the obsession some people have with the war.

But hey this guy could also be a white supremacist who's just spewing some bullshit to save face.

Deepwater · Jul 25, 2017

shandy706 said:
Eh, having an aviation friend it really is not unusual to see old war designs on custom/replica stuff.

I would go for something else though 😂

Could have left the tail detail off, but I'd make my judgement based on if it is an exact paint replica of a certain plane.

WW2 war stuff is amazingly romanticized. People just like the novelty of all the death machines from that era, Planes, Tanks, Ships, Guns.

DrFunk · Jul 25, 2017

Has anyone done the "he was looking for luftwaffle house" joke yet

gkryhewy · Jul 25, 2017

Guess they really do need that new Air Force One fleet.

kami_sama · Jul 25, 2017

I'd be ok with it in the case it didn't have a swastika, bu seeing as it does have one, fuck him.

bobnowhere · Jul 25, 2017

Imagine all the economic insecurity he could see from up there.

HStallion · Jul 25, 2017

Surprised he didn't paint a half naked lounging Richard Spencer giving a come hither look on the side of his plane.

TheCochese · Jul 25, 2017

DrFunk said:
Has anyone done the "he was looking for luftwaffle house" joke yet

No, that one is all yours.

It's not even a recreation of anything that I'm aware of. I don't get it, at least the swastika part.

Deepwater · Jul 25, 2017

Mimosa97 said:
People who think WWII buffs won't go as far as painting a swastika on a miniature airplane just for " accuracy " don't understand the obsession some people have with the war.

But hey this guy could also be a white supremacist who's just spewing some bullshit to save face.

this is where I'm at. It honestly could go both ways.

E92 M3 · Jul 25, 2017

Nazi's had some beautiful equipment. It doesn't mean he was a neonazi at all.

Mahonay · Jul 25, 2017

E92 M3 said:
Nazi's had some beautiful equipment. It doesn't mean he was a neonazi at all.

It's just a modern plane made to look like a Nazi plane. It's not an actual historical plane, where yeah a lot of people would go for as much accuracy as possible.

ZOONAMI · Jul 25, 2017

bobnowhere said:
Imagine all the economic insecurity he could see from up there.

10/10

Charles Brandon · Jul 25, 2017

Mimosa97 said:
People who think WWII buffs won't go as far as painting a swastika on a miniature airplane just for " accuracy " don't understand the obsession some people have with the war.

But hey this guy could also be a white supremacist who's just spewing some bullshit to save face.

yeah but AFAIK, luftwaffe planes didn't have swastikas on them by default.

giancarlo123x · Jul 25, 2017

E92 M3 said:
Nazi's had some beautiful equipment. It doesn't mean he was a neonazi at all.

Show me your collection.

BattleMonkey · Jul 25, 2017

Dubbedinenglish said:
The Swastika and Iron Cross...What could that possibly mean 🤔🤔🤔

Iron Cross is not a Nazi symbol, it was used by Germany before and after the war still, and even still makes appearances on some craft today.

Hari Seldon · Jul 25, 2017

I could see if you actually had a vintage BF-109 or something, but painting a swastika on a kit plane is highly questionable.

m_dorian · Jul 25, 2017

The Devil went down to Georgia

D4Danger · Jul 25, 2017

E92 M3 said:
Nazi's had some beautiful equipment. It doesn't mean he was a neonazi at all.

it's a modern kit plane with a swastika on. If it were a real WW2 plane I'd be more willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

Kayhan · Jul 25, 2017

DerangedHermit said:
Found the real culprit!

LMAO!

Maintenance · Jul 25, 2017

Not gonna defend the guy because he might be a racist asshole, but not going to attack him either because that's not even his plane.

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