Meet the Kriegers

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The Chancellor took to herself the task of presenting the first attractions, Dear compatriots and visitors, if you pay attention to that hill over there, you will see both the Scharnhorst and the Tirpitz coming in very low. Those ships are but a part of Rheinlands pride. A pair of Rheinland Battleships crept in from behind the hills resembling two giant sized land tanks. The ships were so massive that from the distance it looked like they were only centimeters away from the ground.

As they neared the airfield and rose, a music marked by dark metals and deep, slow drums colored the background with a tension rising atmosphere. On their final approach to the airfield, the Tirpitz broke away. The Scharnhorst came closer and started a lazy turn that circled around the public. The Tirpitz maneuvered and followed suit the same circling pattern. Opposing each other, they looked like parts of a colossal sized childs mobile.

For a minute or two, they did just that, inspiring awe in the audience with their magnitude and proximity. Both ships opened hangar doors and the music stopped. For some seconds nothing happened.

A blast marked the start of a brighter music, punctuated by vivid tones of string instruments. Two smoke spilling Wraths left each one of the opposing battleships hangar bays and passed each other in a cork-screwing maneuver in the middle of the circle drawn by battleships. At each compass of the music, another two fighters did the same. When the Tirpitz and the Scharnhorst completed another half circle each, the drawing in the sky resembled that of a giant sized wheel or of an umbrella. The public applauded once more. The battleships left.

Seven fighters joined in a delta formation and flew past the public making curves and loops without losing the shape. After making a second pass over the airfield, the formation veered up and spread. The result was something that resembled a broad birds tail. As all of them lost speed due to the climb, all cut engines and fell spiraling. From the distance they looked like falling leaves. As the ships approached the ground, one could almost cut through the publics apprehension. It looked like theyd all crash, but once reaching a few hundred meters from the ground, all re-engaged engines and flew away; reassuming the formation after a few seconds and flying away. The crowd couldnt hold back the relief and cheered.

A pair of Wraths crossed the withdrawing formation. As the duo approached the crowd, one of them flipped and flew upside down while maintaining formation with the other one. The two pilots moved to put their ships a few meters one over the other and with a greenish sparkle of tractor beams the ships connected. They crossed over the airfield glued to one another, twisted and broke away after it.

A single Phantom came in a wide cork-screwing spiral. See, Hans? How that ship did that twisting move? Thats called a barrel roll. Not such an easy maneuver to perform correctly. Engelbert explained to little Hans over his shoulders. He continued, Most pilots will simply roll over their ships axis, but that isnt really a barrel roll. It`s called that because

Engelbert noticed Hans wasnt responding and hadnt said a word in minutes. He took the boy off of his shoulders and held him. Hans wouldnt take his eyes out of the flying ships. He was so marveled by them his mouth was open. Engelbert laughed to himself, Boy, youll be such a sucker for flying. Poor Gertrud.

The show went on with the military pilots performing a number of other inventive and impressive demonstrations.

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