The WWII Veteran in Church

The WWII Veteran in Church

An old Irish World War II Spitfire pilot and flying Ace was speaking in a church, reminiscing about his war experiences. "In 1942," he said, "the situation was really tough. The Germans had a very strong air force. I remember," he continued, "one day I was protecting the bombers and suddenly, out of the clouds, these Fokkers appeared."

There are a few gasps from the parishioners, and several of the children began to giggle.

"I looked up, and realised that two of the Fokkers were directly above me. I aimed at the first one and shot him down. By then, though, the other Fokker was right on my tail."

At this point, several of the elderly ladies of the church were blushing with embarrassment, the girls were all giggling and the boys laughing loudly.

The pastor finally stood up and said, "I think I should point out that 'Fokker' was the name of a German-Dutch aircraft company, who made many of the planes used by the Germans during the war."

"Yes, that's true enough," said the old pilot, "but these fokkers were flying Messerschmitts."

Thanks to Terry Maher for this story.