This is Part 1 of a 2-part interview series. Horst Petzschler was a Luftwaffe Me-109 (or Bf-109 for our German and European friends) Ace who flew both on the Eastern Front and Western Front.
He flew 297 combat missions, had 26 confirmed victories, and was shot down 13 times. In an unfortunate twist of fate, he ended up after the war in a Russian P.O.W. work camp.
Due to the length of Horst's interview, this program has been split into two parts, and this is part 1. Part 2 will be out next week.
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