Der Gabenschwanz Teufel

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Tauront
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Der Gabenschwanz Teufel

Post by Tauront » Fri Feb 24, 2023 1:23 am

Just finished another video. Enjoy the show! https://youtu.be/QU0nLqKQXhY

Storyteller
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Re: Der Gabenschwanz Teufel

Post by Storyteller » Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:04 pm

Hi Tauront!

I don't want to smartass, but it's called "Gabelschwanzteufel" in German. "Gabel" means "fork".

The Luftwaffe pilots gave this name to the Lightning because of the split tails. And because it was fast and deadly armed, they thought of it as a devil with two tails.

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