Excalibur Squadron OOC Thread

by **Kerblaekistan** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:45 pm

Thanks Le-Quebec, I have a tendency to do some things average, and then excel at others at random. My creativity picks and choses.

by **Goram** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:51 pm

Len Deighton, the author of Bomber which GOram seems to base his writing style off of (he even comes to pasting an entire passage off the book regarding the German "market town of Altgarten"

It's by far my favourite book I've ever read - thus I work semi-regular references to it into my posts. I try not to make it blatantly obvious, nor do I intend to plagiarise. It's usually subtle enough that only two people have ever noticed references (such as the appearance of Altgarten and frankly, the way Stanford's brother dies is reminiscent of Z-Zebra's demise). Those two being you and French Indochina, and I don't mind telling you that I'm beginning more and more to suspect that you might be the same person.

I also love the way Len Deighton writes, thus I try to incorporate that into my posts as well. He manages to blend technology with the human side of war and doesn't seem to lose sight of the fact that people died, often in a horrible and violent fashion. That's something I think the RP community of NS forgets far too much. It's all well and good to shoot down a German or blow up an American tank, but it's worth remembering that these events (or something very much like them) happened and real men died in them. By emulating Deighton's style, and this sounds awfully pretentious I know, I hope to remind people that war isn't a game.

Anyway, If anyone here hasn't read Bomber, I can't recommend it highly enough.

You know GOram, for an actual Brit, you seem to know quite a lot about American "football". I mean, you seem more into it than I ever am - I tend to avoid watching sports because of how hyped up I get, especially during the Olympics.

It's true, I'm well versed in gridiron football. I dare say I might give some of the American's here a run for their money when it comes to X's and O's

by **Len Hyet** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:09 pm

GOram wrote:
Len Deighton, the author of Bomber which GOram seems to base his writing style off of (he even comes to pasting an entire passage off the book regarding the German "market town of Altgarten"

It's by far my favourite book I've ever read - thus I work semi-regular references to it into my posts. I try not to make it blatantly obvious, nor do I intend to plagiarise. It's usually subtle enough that only two people have ever noticed references (such as the appearance of Altgarten and frankly, the way Stanford's brother dies is reminiscent of Z-Zebra's demise). Those two being you and French Indochina, and I don't mind telling you that I'm beginning more and more to suspect that you might be the same person.

I also love the way Len Deighton writes, thus I try to incorporate that into my posts as well. He manages to blend technology with the human side of war and doesn't seem to lose sight of the fact that people died, often in a horrible and violent fashion. That's something I think the RP community of NS forgets far too much. It's all well and good to shoot down a German or blow up an American tank, but it's worth remembering that these events (or something very much like them) happened and real men died in them. By emulating Deighton's style, and this sounds awfully pretentious I know, I hope to remind people that war isn't a game.

Anyway, If anyone here hasn't read Bomber, I can't recommend it highly enough.

You know GOram, for an actual Brit, you seem to know quite a lot about American "football". I mean, you seem more into it than I ever am - I tend to avoid watching sports because of how hyped up I get, especially during the Olympics.

It's true, I'm well versed in gridiron football. I dare say I might give some of the American's here a run for their money when it comes to X's and O's

FUCKING DALLAS COWBOYS CAN BURN IN FUCKING HELL

by **Kerblaekistan** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:55 pm

Hey Tiger, how long does Page stay in Spain?

by **Jamessonia** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:11 am

Alright, I have posted. Tell me if anything needs fixin'.

by **Morrdh** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:20 am

Jamessonia wrote:Alright, I have posted. Tell me if anything needs fixin'.

A few other people got off the locomotive, and a couple boarded, but within minutes the train started gathering speed, prompting the wind to make his brown jacket rustle and leaving Hans standing alone.

Change 'off the locomotive' to 'out of the carriages'.

Second part I'd change to 'eventually there was a whistle from the locomotive at the head of the train and it began pulling out of the station in a cloud of steam and smoke leaving Hans standing alone'.

by **Jamessonia** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:24 am

Morrdh wrote:
Jamessonia wrote:Alright, I have posted. Tell me if anything needs fixin'.

A few other people got off the locomotive, and a couple boarded, but within minutes the train started gathering speed, prompting the wind to make his brown jacket rustle and leaving Hans standing alone.

Change 'off the locomotive' to 'out of the carriages'.

Second part I'd change to 'eventually there was a whistle from the locomotive at the head of the train and it began pulling out of the station in a cloud of steam and smoke leaving Hans standing alone'.

Fair enough, thanks. I'll change it.

by **The Tiger Kingdom** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:30 am

Kerblaekistan wrote:
Kerblaekistan wrote:My bio and picture have been updated, and I made this backstory to prove my loyalty to the RP.

I present to you, Sortie to Hell: Part I; Bad Timing
April 30th, 1937
Aboard the Yeysk
Off the Coast of Almeria
0700 hours Local Time

James Abram rolled out of the "bed," if you could call it that, and went over to look out of a dirty and cracked window of the steamer Yeysk. The Yeysk was an old Russian transport ship from the late 19th century. Chipped paint and cracks lined the craft, and bullet holes remind of its days in The Great War. The rusty and sputtering engines are in dire need of retirement, and the creaking wood beneath you threatens of falling through to the next floor below. What a piece of crap, James thought.3 days to sail a mere 600 miles.

The lieutenant was then hit with an overwhelming scent of tobacco and turned around to find his bunkmate, a Romanian man named Antonis, sitting in a desk. Antonis didn't speak much English, and Lieutenant Abram didn't speak Romanian, but both spoke Italian. "Buongiorno, Antonis." greeted James in Italian. "What are you doing?" The Romanian swiveled around. "I am writing letter to my mother." He announced. "Telling her I have arrived." Antonis was interrupted by the speaker above him. "Prepare to disembark. We arrive in Almeria in five minutes." the voice uttered in a thick Russian accent.

In the harbor, a group of 50 or so volunteers fell into formation before a tall Russian man, from the looks of him about fifty-five and ex-military, standing on a large pile of boxes to elevate him. "Gentlemen," he shouted. "Welcome to Spain. The Republic thanks you for volunteering for a just cause. Tonight, we will stay in an abandoned hotel before you go your separate ways. Get a good night's sleep men, for you shall have many long days ahead of you.

"Antonis!" James yelled. "Antonis! Can you hear me?" Its been less than five minutes since the shells started falling, lighting up the dawn in the Republican town. The roof of the hotel room had collapsed, trapping Lt. Abram's bunkmate. "Antonis!" he cried one last time before another large explosion erupted and section of concrete fell inches from him. He had to leave. He had to forget the Romanian and get out of there. James stumbled through the damaged hall along with many other volunteers. A cry for help could be heard from a nearby room, but nobody stopped. Nobody except James. He entered the room and found a young man, about 19, with his lower body trapped under rubble. He tried as hard as he can to pull him out, glancing at the crumbling hall and debating wether to leave the boy and run. Finally, he managed to slip out and they evacuated the building, finding many dead along the way. The two just barely managed to escape before the building collapsed, but only found about half the volunteers outside. A shell fell not too far from them, sending them flying like bowling pins. "We need to get out of here!" they yelled in unison and started running. James spotted an abandoned BMW and hopped in, started the car, and sped away. They made it to a hilltop outside the city.

"I didn't catch you name." claimed James as they looked upon the burning village. "Mike Rider, from Chelsea. You?" James looked at him. "A Brit, eh? Interesting. My name is James Abram, from Los Angeles. You know where that is, right? Anyway, where were you supposed to go?" Mike kicked at the dirt. "I was supposed to be a pilot at the 'Aeródromo de Rabassa'" he said, trying to pronounce the words in a Spanish accent but failing terribly. "Really? Me too." Abram got back into the car. "No use staying here, what say you we help each other get there." Mike got in the German machine and they sped off, leaving what used to be the town of Almeria.

So, what do you guys think about this?

It's a good start!

Kerblaekistan wrote:Hey Tiger, how long does Page stay in Spain?

During the Civil War, or after being captured?
In response to the former: about two years, from June 1936 to late summer 1938.
The latter: he's actually incarcerated by the SS in Vichy France (so much for neutrality) for a period of about six weeks of ceaseless sleep deprivation, food deprivation, and electroshock-based amenities.

by **Morrdh** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 5:09 am

Jamessonia wrote:
Morrdh wrote:

Change 'off the locomotive' to 'out of the carriages'.

Second part I'd change to 'eventually there was a whistle from the locomotive at the head of the train and it began pulling out of the station in a cloud of steam and smoke leaving Hans standing alone'.

Fair enough, thanks. I'll change it.

No worries, tis a good post but that one short bit didn't make much sense.

Though useful documentary; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsH4RpBw1xg

by **Morrdh** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:18 am

Shamless Self Plugging Time!

Got a new RP, tis based upon Dishonored with a bit of Ripper Street thrown in for good measure.

viewtopic.php?f=31&t=272089

by **Monfrox** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:50 am

It's that time of year again.

by **Jamessonia** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:53 am

Monfrox wrote:It's that time of year again.

Apparently it's blocked in the US.

by **Monfrox** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:10 am

Jamessonia wrote:
Monfrox wrote:It's that time of year again.

Apparently it's blocked in the US.

.....uwotm8?

Are you implying that I am not an American?

by **Jamessonia** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:22 am

Monfrox wrote:
Jamessonia wrote:Apparently it's blocked in the US.

.....uwotm8?

Are you implying that I am not an American?

I assumed you weren't, as you posted the video and it says it's blocked "in my country", which is the US.

Although now that I think about it, why would you be talking about Thanksgiving if you're not American...

by **Morrdh** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:37 am

Jamessonia wrote:
Monfrox wrote:.....uwotm8?

Are you implying that I am not an American?

I assumed you weren't, as you posted the video and it says it's blocked "in my country", which is the US.

Although now that I think about it, why would you be talking about Thanksgiving if you're not American...

Which part of the US?

by **Monfrox** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:43 am

Jamessonia wrote:
Monfrox wrote:.....uwotm8?

Are you implying that I am not an American?

I assumed you weren't, as you posted the video and it says it's blocked "in my country", which is the US.

Although now that I think about it, why would you be talking about Thanksgiving if you're not American...

That's some good detective work there, Sherlock.

by **Jamessonia** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:44 am

Morrdh wrote:
Jamessonia wrote:I assumed you weren't, as you posted the video and it says it's blocked "in my country", which is the US.

Although now that I think about it, why would you be talking about Thanksgiving if you're not American...

Which part of the US?

NY.

Also, I wrote Part I: 1937 of my character's backstory, which I entitle Alt for Norge!

by **Jamessonia** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:44 am

Monfrox wrote:
Jamessonia wrote:I assumed you weren't, as you posted the video and it says it's blocked "in my country", which is the US.

Although now that I think about it, why would you be talking about Thanksgiving if you're not American...

That's some good detective work there, Sherlock.

I sense some sarcasm

by **Morrdh** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:45 am

Jamessonia wrote:
Morrdh wrote:
Which part of the US?

NY.

Also, I wrote Part I: 1937 of my character's backstory, which I entitle Alt for Norge!

January 17, 1937

Today was my eighteenth birthday... ...Father said that now I could enlist, only half jokingly of course. I have thought about that, and I have concluded that I wouldn't enjoy a soldier's life. I do want to find adventure, but the dirt and mud and sorrow of war certainly doesn't appeal to me. Perhaps I should be an explorer, or perhaps a scientist. My main goal now is to finish school, then perhaps go on to university in Narvik or Oslo, if I can get past Father. Mother is very weak when he's around, but when he isn't she tells me not to listen to him.

***

May 4, 1937

Today our school was visited by a recruiter. It certainly was a sight; a whole squad of soldiers marching through our town! We got to fire their rifles a few times down in the square, where they had set up a firing range. They said those of us who were inclined to enlist could go to Narvik, and I might. I mean, it's not like there's going to be a war anytime soon. Who would attack Norway? If anyone did, I believe I would sign up in a second.

***

June 23, 1937

Hurrah! Today my class graduated from school! We had a party in the field behind the school, and the talk turned to what we would do now... ... many said they would go to university, but a group wanted to go straight into the military. I recall they were the ones most entranced by the soldiers last month. The Norwegian Army holds little appeal for me, I would rather do something more exciting than sit around all day... ... after some deliberation I have decided I want to do something with aeroplanes. I just cannot deny the feeling that I need to know how it feels to fly, and I know I will love it. There are civilian airlines I can work for, and then there's the military. The army air service would be a fantastic way to learn to fly, and be on guard to protect my country, I think. I will look into it in the near future.

***

August 6, 1937

I made the journey to Narvik today, by train... ... I spent a good part of the day attempting to find the army recruiting office, but I managed to locate it. The man at the desk seemed both surprised and angered when I informed him that I wished to obtain information on the Norwegian Army Air Service, or NoAAS. He said that strong boys like myself should go into the infantry, as that's where the real fighting is done. I politely informed him that I wasn't interested in thee infantry but the air service. He begrudgingly handed me a flyer saying that the NoAAS could teach me to fly, and to protect my country and people in war and peace. There was a very attractive aircraft on the front, flying through the air, and on the back was a photograph of 20 or so flyers. They looked so happy and glad, and I knew I belonged there. I returned home, at around eight o'clock in the evening, to inform Mother and Father of my intention to enlist in the air service. Mother was heavily saddened, and I suspect she wanted me to go to university. Father took it much better, congratulating me on my advancement in maturity. He asked me again if I wouldn't reconsider the infantry, or perhaps even the navy, but I stood fast and told him I had made up my mind. He once again congratulated me and asked me when I was to leave. I informed him that I intended to return to Narvik on the morrow.

***

August 7, 1937

I returned to Narvik today, ready to sign up. The same man, with the same attitude reluctantly led me through all the necessary paperwork. Before lunchtime I was a member of the Air Service. He told me to report to the town of Kjeller, where the airbase was, within a week before I went happily on my way. When I came home, I told my Mother and Father the same. Mother burst into tears, and Father shook my hand, reminding me to write as often as I could... ...by then it was late, and I went to sleep.

***

August 9, 1937

Today I left home. My friends and family came to the station to see me off, down towards Kjeller, which I learned is only 25 kilometers from Oslo! That ought to be good for me. When I arrived it was mid-afternoon. I was led to my barracks, and I met the other flyers. There were only 50 or so other pilots in the whole service, which surprisede me greatly. I got a chance to see their planes, and to marvel at their tasteful and artistic design. I now realize that there is no finer art than that of aeroplanes. I was informed that I would be introduced to the actual flying tomorrow, and I can hardly wait.

***

August 10, 1937

Today was perhaps the greatest day of my life. I was taken up in a plane by an instructor, and flying was beautiful. Seeing everything below me like that was an amazing experience, and I knew then that I had made the right decision. I was given a plane to call my own, and I'll begin to actually learn tomorrow. This week will be great, I can tell. God, am I glad I didn't enter the infantry at my Father's insistance.

***

November 14, 1937

Today I was promoted! This was one of my proudest moments, when I entered the ranks of the leaders. In England I would be known as a 'flying officer' now. I recieved this after the well-documented rescue of that family stuck on a northern mountain that you know all about. It wasn't all me, but apparently that counts as severe bravery. I can't tell anyone how happy I am to have found this amazing position, in my amazing nation, and be in the best of spirits. God bless Norway!

Right, best check your Youtube settings and IP address.

by **Monfrox** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:47 am

Jamessonia wrote:
Monfrox wrote:That's some good detective work there, Sherlock.

I sense some sarcasm

You'd be correct.

by **Le-Quebec** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 11:36 am

The work of three days' toil. :ugeek:

Two of which were spent almost entirely on his Discipline section; hope the Brits here find it particular entertaining.
Now if Tiger links Vegesack up, which respective section of the squadron will be in?

787593 VON VEGESACK, A.V                                                           Page  1   of  4

RECORD OF PERSONNEL - CONFIDENTIAL
for Air Ministry internal use ONLY

Name:  VON VEGESACK, Adolf Kranz                  Service Number:  787593 
Date of Birth:  10   June      19 05     Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden           
Gender:  Male     Height:  6 ft.  3 in.    Weight:  15 st.  5 lb.
^{Choose: Male, Female        Round to nearest inch               Round to nearest pound}
Hair:  Black (jet, slick)                   Eyes:  Blue (light)               
^{Note details and variations in shade/colour in parentheses}
Nationality:  Kingdom of Sweden                                                         
Permanent Residence:  Nya-slottet Manor, Stockholm, Sweden                                                 
Marital Status:  Widowed     No. of Dependents, [No. of Dependent Minors]:  2 , [ 2 ]
^{Choose: Single unmarried, Single divorced, Married, Widower/Widowed}
Addendum & Erratum:  A noted appearance bearing that of strong resemblance to the 
German Luftwaffe officer Adolf Galland. 
SECURITY CONCERN: Is currently a high-value subject of surveillance under 
oversight of the directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6 - reasons regarding are available 
to authorized personnel only.                                                  
                                                                     
Date of Enlistment:  13   May      19 40 
Place of Enlistment:  Official enlistment papers filed at an anonymous location 
in Stockholm, Sweden under supervision of an SIS operation led by MI6 SPECIAL AGENT D. ECKERMAN. 
Entered service at RAF Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom.                                                 
Branch:  R.A.F Volunteer Reserve,transferred to SOE as of 7 January, 1941                                                              
^{Choose: Regular R.A.F., Auxiliary, Women's Auxiliary, Volunteer Reserve, Medical Services, P.M.R.A.F.N.S., Other (list details)}
Rank & Date of Seniority:  Sergeant, 27 May 1940                                            
                                                                       
Date of Separation:  -    -          19 -  
Reason for Separation:  -                                                                       
^{Choose: Expiration of enlistment term, Retirement, General demobilization, Hardship/Medical grounds, Disciplinary action,
    Resignation of commission, Other (list details)}

787593 VON VEGESACK, A.V Page 2 of 4

UNIT POSTINGS:

No. 11 Flight Training School, 18 May 1940; No. 610 Squadron (RAF Gravesend), 29 May 1940;
No. 610 Squadron (RAF Biggin Hill), 8 July 1940; No. 319 Squadron (RAF/SOE Tempsford), 7 January 1941

AWARDS, DECORATIONS, HONOURS, ETC.:

According to information gathered by the directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6,
a certain FELDWEBEL (SERGEANT) HANS GERLACH was to receive the (SPANIENKREUZ) Spanish Cross in Silver*
by the German government for distinguished services during his two years with the Condor Legion in the Spanish
Civil War. However, the directorate also reports that FELDWEBEL GERLACH mysteriously disappears from known
sources shortly after being recommended the award - presumably in an act to protect his true identity.
For reasons only available to authorized personnel, the directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6
hence believes that FELDWEBEL GERLACH and SGT. VON VEGESACK are one and the same man.

Medal of Awe-Inspiring with One Ribbon* (Republic of China), 17 December 1939;
Star Medal - First Grade* (Republic of China), 17 December 1939;
Medal of Victorious Garrison - Second Class* (Republic of China), 14 February 1940;
Chinese Air Force Medal* (Republic of China), 14 February 1940;
Distinguished Flying Medal, 18 December, 1940.
*Medals of foreign service or from foreign sources. The directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6,
notes that various sources perfectly correlate these awards and reception dates with those given
to a certain Soviet LT. OLEG SELEZNYOVA - an inferred pseudonym of SGT. VON VEGESACK.

DISCIPLINARY RECORD:

Primary concerns regarding SGT. VON VEGESACK are mainly based in the nature of
his past endeavors in life. The directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6, has officially deemed such
information as inappropriate for this category; those with authorization and proper clearance should refer to
SGT. VON VEGESACK's service record on Page 4 of his dossier for known information
gathered by the directorate's sources.

Otherwise, SGT. VON VEGESACK has had quite a smooth, if not interesting, personal track record:
commanding officers and fellow airmen alike all describe a "good intentioned" and "mellow minded fellow"
of the man.Superiors of his same middle age regard SGT. VON VEGESACK as a
source of inspiration and consultancy regarding various aspects of anything German - the subjects
of which SGT. VON VEGESACK possesses great, almost definitive, knowledge.
Perhaps most influentially, CPT. MALAN, the acting Squadron Leader of RAF No. 74 Squadron,
described SGT. VON VEGESACK as "the kind of man who only fuels the curiosity of others when he explains more.
I could imagine him running a classroom when this war ends."

However, SGT. VON VEGESACK's blatant Germanic and Scandinavian heritage,
not to mention his especially fascinating physical resemblance to German ace pilot Adolf Galland,
has ultimately led to a notorious incident detailed in the following passages:

- 25 July, 1940: Whilst engaged with No. 610 Squadron in a ferocious battle against a wing-sized element of
Junker Ju 87 'Stuka' dive bombers attacking a Royal Navy MTB (Motor Torpedo Boat)
flotilla off the coast of Dover, Kent, SGT. VON VEGESACK managed to successfully engage
and shoot down a Ju 87 at close range. However, his Mark I Supermarine Spitfire was severely
damaged in the process by flying debris from the enemy aircraft as it exploded.
His aircraft was sent into an uncontrollable stall as a result,
and SGT. VON VEGESACK, at the urges of his comrades over the radio,
bailed out and safely parachuted over the Kent town of Walmington-on-Sea.

However, SGT. VON VEGESACK landed into the coastal town's greengrocer shop,
which was also owned by the local ARP Warden WILLIAM HODGES.
In the testimony following the incident, HODGES testified that SGT. VON VEGESACK'S
crashing arrival from the roof of his shop greatly startled him.
When SGT. VON VEGESACK, still dazed by the impact of his landing, asked the warden for assistance,
his strong Germanic accent and physical likeliness to German fighter ace Adolf Galland led to
HODGES mistakenly assuming him to be the aforementioned figure; despite the presence of his RAF flying uniform.
HODGES thus panicked and, according to the testimonies of many civilian bystanders arriving
to investigate what was going on, ran screaming into the streets for Walmington-on-Sea's Home Guard platoon
under the command of CPT. MAINWAIRING to arrest the purported "Adolf Galland".

Several minutes passed by the time SGT. VON VEGESACK had managed to free himself
from his parachute reins using a personal knife and CPT. MAINWAIRING's Home Guard platoon
arrived on scene at ARP Warden HODGES' shop. According to all testimonies therein, including that of
CPT. MAINWAIRING and Warden HODGES, SGT. VON VEGESACK initially attempted to surrender
to the Home Guardsmen surrounding the shop. However, one of the Home Guardsmen
mistakenly discharged their issued weapon(s) as SGT. VON VEGESACK tried to open the door
leading outside to them; the two prime suspects behind this are believed to be PVT. PIKE,
who was armed with an automatic submachine gun at the time of the incident, or LN/CPL. JONES, a Sudan and
Great War veteran notorious in his platoon for an often trigger (or bayonet) happy and
overtly gung-ho fighting spirit under stress.

Testifying as fearing for his life in self-defense, SGT. VON VEGESACK henceforth drew his own
holstered handgun and returned fire out of the shop, managing to hijack Warden HODGES'
personal motorcycle which was still parked behind his business.
Luckily, no one was injured in the firefight, with only HODGES' shop suffering property damage from the gunfight.
CPT. MAINWAIRING then ordered his Home Guard platoon to give pursuit, using
LN/CPL. JONES' butcher's van as a vehicle to chase after SGT. VON VEGESACK.
The Home Guard officer also ordered a single member of his platoon to stay behind, the old and frail PVT. GODFREY,
who then telephoned the regional GHQ (General Headquarters) for assistance in hunting "Galland".
Within the hour, major military units stationed in the vicinity of the area, including the
Eastgate Home Guard platoon under CPT. SQUARE and as well as Regular Army elements of the
Royal West Kent Regiment, were alerted to presence of "Adolf Galland",
whom was apparently "shot down" over Walmington-on-Sea and fled on foot.

It should be noted that it was the units of the local Home Guard garrisons that played the most important part
in this incident: both initiating but resolving it in the end too. CPT. MAINWAIRING of Walmington-on-Sea's
No. 1 Platoon demonstrated impressive initiative in coordinating his hunt for "Galland" with a
supposedly rival commander, CPT. SQUARE of Eastgate. The two Home Guard units thus set up a
hastily prepared but effective pincer movement using their respective transport vans to pursue SGT. VON VEGESACK.
Whilst fleeing from CPT. MAINWAIRING's Home Guardsmen, SGT. VON VEGESACK lost control over
HODGES' motorcycle while trying to not crash directly into a makeshift road block set up by
CPT. SQUARE's Home Guardsmen from Eastgate. He was then restrained and held in custody of the two units.
It was at this exact time that GHQ Kent was notified by RAF Biggin Hill about a missing airman
from within its squadrons who was lost over the area that day; had it not been for the timely intervention
of the troops of No. 12 Platoon of the Royal West Kents arriving on scene during SGT. VON VEGESACK's capture
by the Home Guardsmen, the RAF pilot may have not been able to clear up the misunderstanding
for perhaps the next several hours.

The settling of such a waste of time and resources in the services of His Majesty's defense was,
at the insistence of SGT. VON VEGESACK, a particularly calm minded Walmington-on-Sea Home Guardsmen,
SGT. WILSON, and MJR. OAKMAN of the Judge Advocates General of the British Army, primarily
a non-legal and informal process. It was agreed upon that SGT. VON VEGESACK would spend
at least three days a week providing community service to the citizens of Walmington-on-Sea
until a deadline of 31 August, 1940. Meanwhile, the members of the town's Home Guard platoon
were to grant SGT. VON VEGESACK a warrant commission within the unit, as compensation for
unnecessarily escalating the situation. SGT. VON VEGESACK would serve as CPT. MAINWAIRING's
RAF liaison until the same deadline.

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS:

- Basic flight training: Oxford Aviation Academy Europe AB (single engine aircraft) - Stockholm, Kingdom of Sweden*
- Basic/combat flight training: Flight School of the Swedish Air Force (single engine aircraft) - Linköping/Malmen, Kingdom of Sweden*
- Further flight/combat training: Swedish Air Force, Air Officer School (single engine aircraft) - Uppsala, Kingdom of Sweden*
- Non-commissioned army officer training: Military Academy Karlberg (basic infantry) - Stockholm, Kingdom of Sweden*
- Basic/combat flight training: Republic of China Air Force Academy (single engine aircraft) - Hangzhou, Republic of China**
- Basic/combat flight training: No. 11 Flight Training School (single engine aircraft) - United Kingdom
-Specialized combat flight training: RAF Tempsford (various aircraft types) - Sandy, United Kingdom
*foreign service, as reported by the sources of the directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6.
**the directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6, reports as so in accordance
to what is on official and trusted sources regarding SGT. VON VEGESACK's services
with the Chinese government under the likely alias of LT. SELEZNYOVA.
Given the fact that the location of the ROCAFA was already overrun by Japanese forces by the time of
LT. SELEZNYOVA's arrival in the region, this lavish title may only be a simple pseudonym
for much more obscure location.

- Type qualifications: Junkers F.13 (2 April, 1929), Junkers G.24* (14 March, 1931),
Svenska Aero JAKTFALKE* (9 October, 1932), Dewoitine D.27* (26 June, 1935),
Messerschmitt BF 109A-0** (1 February, 1937),
Polikarpov I-16*** (1 September, 1939), Supermarine SPITFIRE (25 May, 1940)

- Demonstrated proficient flying skills regarding current RAF service; peers remark about SGT. VON VEGESACK
having the charm of learning and adapting quickly to new things.

*Accreditation confirmed by various sources of the directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6.
**the directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6, infers that SGT. VON VEGESACK
had handled this aircraft during his services in the Spanish Civil War.
Confirmation has been difficult as SGT. VON VEGESACK must have operated within the Condor Legion
under a false identity, presumed to be a Luftwaffe FELDWEBEL (SERGEANT) named HANS GERLACH.
***the directorate hence also believes that SGT. VON VEGESACK piloted this aircraft under the guise of
Soviet airman LT. OLEG SELEZNYOVA in China.

787593 VON VEGESACK, A.V                                                           Page  3   of  4 


SERVICE RECORD:

- 13 May, 1940: Enlisted into R.A.F in Stockholm, Sweden under supervision of a 
Secret Intelligence Service operation led by MI6 SPECIAL AGENT D. ECKERMAN. 
OPERATION ALCIBIADES is deemed a success by the directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6: 
its primary objectives of coaxing or pressuring high-value individual PERICLES into entering the 
services of His Majesty are successful. MI6 SPECIAL AGENT D. ECKERMAN describes that: 
"PERICLES remained quite calm and sturdy despite the details of his surveillance 
described to emotionally shake him into submission." A agreement was made between the MI6 operatives 
and PERICLES that the latter's services and loyalties to His Majesty were to be rewarded 
with a salary of 142 pound sterling per month. 

- 18 May, 1940: Posted to No. 11 Flying Training School to receive basic instructional flight training. 
- 29 May 1940: Basic and combat flight training curtailed under orders from the Secret Intelligence Service, 
which cited confirmed past flight and combat experiences deeming further training 
unnecessary under extreme circumstances. Awarded Pilot Brevet; posted to No. 610 Fighter Squadron 
with rank of Sergeant, effective 30 May 1940. 

- 1 June, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (4); Dunkirk, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: (1); i. Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                        
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: (2); Junkers JU 87, Junkers JU 87 - supported by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                                                               
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                                                             
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (1) confirmed, (2) probable, (1) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 2 June, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (3); Dunkirk, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France                                         
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 110C - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts                                                       
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none                                                                                            
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (2); Messerschmitt Bf 110C, Messerschmitt Bf 110C - confirmed by gun camera footage.                                                                                                
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (2) confirmed, (2) probable, (3) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 5 June, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Gravelines, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France                                           
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none;                                                          
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none                                                                                            
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 110C - confirmed by gun camera footage                                                                                            
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (2) confirmed, (2) probable, (4) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 9 June, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (4); Dunkirk, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: (1); Junkers Ju 87 - confirmed by gun camera footage                                                        
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: (1); Junkers Ju 87 - supported by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                                                            
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (2) Junkers Ju 87, Junkers Ju 87 - confirmed by gun camera footage.                                                                                              
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (3) confirmed, (3) probable, (6) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 10 June, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Calais, Pas de Calais, Nord-Pas de Calais, France                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none                                                       
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none                                                                                             
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1) Junkers Ju 87 - confirmed by gun camera footage.                                                                                              
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (3) confirmed, (3) probable, (7) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 22 June, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Hythe, Kent, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none                                                       
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none                                                                                             
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1)  - Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                                                            
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (3) confirmed, (3) probable, (8) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 7 July, 1940: Transferred with No. 610 Fighter Squadron to RAF Biggin Hill. Effective 8 July, 1940. 

- 8 July, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (2); Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: (1); Dornier Do. 17 - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                       
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none                                                                                             
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1); Dornier Do. 17 - confirmed by gun camera footage.                                                                                            
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (4) confirmed, (3) probable, (9) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 25 July, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: (1); Junkers Ju 87 - confirmed by eyewitness accounts.                                                       
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none                                                                                             
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: none                                                                                            
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (5) confirmed, (3) probable, (9) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 11 August, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (2); Harwich-Clayton, Kent, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                       
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none                                                                                             
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage.                                                                                             
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (6) confirmed, (3) probable, (10) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 13 August, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Gillingham, Kent, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none.                                                        
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: (1); Heinkel He 111 - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                                                         
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: none                                                                                              
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (6) confirmed, (4) probable, (10) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 19 August, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: (1); Heinkel He 111 - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                      
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none,                                                                                         
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: none                                                                                              
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (7) confirmed, (4) probable, (10) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 1 September, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none.                                                      
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                                                         
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: none                                                                                              
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (7) confirmed, (5) probable, (10) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 2 September, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none.                                                      
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none.                                                                      
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1); Junkers Ju 88 - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                                                                                 
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (7) confirmed, (5) probable, (11) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 7 September, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (3); Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: (1) Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage.                                            
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: (1) Junkers Ju 88 - confirmed by gun camera footage.                                                                       
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1); Junkers Ju 88 - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                                                                                 
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none                                                                                               
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (8) confirmed, (6) probable, (12) damaged, (0) unsubstantiated

- 15 September, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (5); Greater London, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: (1); Heinkel He 111 - confirmed by gun camera footage.                                            
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: (2); Heinkel He 111 - confirmed by gun camera footage. 
Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.                                                                        
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (2); Heinkel He 111 - confirmed by gun camera footage. 
Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage.                                                                                                                 
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: (1); Heinkel He 111                                                                                             
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (9) confirmed, (8) probable, (14) damaged, (1) unsubstantiated

- 18 September, 1940:  AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (2); Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none.                                            
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: (1); Junkers Ju 88 - confirmed by gun camera footage. 
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1); Junkers Ju 88  - confirmed by gun camera footage. 
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none.                                                                                             
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (9) confirmed, (9) probable, (15) damaged, (1) unsubstantiated

- 24 September, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none.                                            
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 110C - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts. 
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: none.  
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none.                                                                                             
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (9) confirmed, (10) probable, (15) damaged, (1) unsubstantiated

- 27 September, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (3); Greater London, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none.                                            
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 110C - confirmed by gun camera footage. 
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (2); Messerschmitt Bf 110C - confirmed by gun camera footage. 
Messerschmitt Bf 110C - confirmed by gun camera footage.  
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none.                                                                                             
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (9) confirmed, (11) probable, (17) damaged, (1) unsubstantiated

- 30 September, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Kent, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none.                                            
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none. 
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage. 
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none.                                                                                             
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (9) confirmed, (11) probable, (18) damaged, (1) unsubstantiated 

- 7 October, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Deal, Kent, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none.                                            
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage. 
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: none. 
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none.                                                                                             
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (9) confirmed, (12) probable, (18) damaged, (1) unsubstantiated  

- 15 October, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Greater London, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: (1); Heinkel He 111 - confirmed by gun camera footage.                                             
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none. 
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: none. 
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none.                                                                                             
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (10) confirmed, (12) probable, (18) damaged, (1) unsubstantiated  

- 27 October, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1);  Herne Bay, Kent, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none.                                             
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none. 
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 110C - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.  
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none.                                                                                             
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (10) confirmed, (12) probable, (19) damaged, (1) unsubstantiated  

- 14 November, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none.                                             
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: none. 
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.  
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none.                                                                                             
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (10) confirmed, (12) probable, (19) damaged, (1) unsubstantiated  

- 27 December, 1940: AERIAL VICTORIES CLAIMED: (1); Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom                                          
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DESTROYED: none.                                             
     CLAIMS PROBABLY DESTROYED: (1); Messerschmitt Bf 109E - confirmed by gun camera footage and eyewitness accounts.
     CLAIMS CONFIRMED DAMAGED: none.   
     CLAIMS UNSUBSTANTIATED: none.                                                                                             
     TOTAL AERIAL VICTORIES TO DATE: (10) confirmed, (13) probable, (19) damaged, (1) unsubstantiated  

- 7 January, 1941: Transferred from No. 610 Squadron to No. 319 Squadron. Posted at RAF Tempsford, effective 8 January.

787593 VON VEGESACK, A.V Page 4 of 4

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES:

- Notes on enlistment status: SGT. VON VEGESACK's military service under His Majesty are and
will be under the covert surveillance and supervision of the Secret Intelligence Service and
its respective directorates. He is well aware of this, as the personal disclosure of such information
to him was necessary in the manner of his original recruitment supervised by the directorate of
Military Intelligence, Section 6 in OPERATION ALCIBIADES. As a result of this supervision, SGT. VON VEGESACK
was able to rapidly progress through the standardized training and procedures of the RAF with
the unknown aid of the services handling him; the Secret Intelligence Service deemed the
intensive training received by common RAF recruits to be a woeful waste of time,
citing past reports gathered on SGT. VON VEGESACK's many years of flight experience.

It should be noted that although SGT. VON VEGESACK is currently deemed a high value individual
by the Secret Intelligence Service, he is not to function as an official agent or asset of
those respective services. Rather, he is what is to be deemed a "trusted individual"; one who operates
on behalf of His Majesty yet is not considered officially a member of the United Kingdom's intelligence services.

Notes on prior civilian occupations: SGT. VON VEGESACK, according to sources of the Secret Intelligence Service, had originally studied as a surgeon, but resigned his commission shortly after receiving his license.
He then worked for the next several years as a hospital archivist. In 1929, he applied for a job as an airman for
the Swedish airline AB Aerotransport, where he stayed for the next few years - as MI6 SPECIAL AGENT D. ECKERMAN comments: ". . . thus, justifying him as a very experienced flier that His Majesty's air force so in desperation of in these times."

-Notes on prior military service: SGT. VON VEGESACK, adhering to the law of conscription in native Sweden,
possessed basic training as a basic infantryman even before his career in aviation. Using his aristocratic family
foundations, he was able to enroll as a non-commissioned officer at Military Academy of Karlberg. By the time
he was discharged from compulsory service, SGT. VON VEGESACK had risen with a warrant commission of
Second Lieutenant. Shortly after his time spent as an airline pilot for AB Aerotransport, SGT. VON VEGESACK
accepted a recruitment offer by the Swedish Air Force, becoming a fighter pilot in the process. During his years
spent in this service, he eventually came to assume the title of Lieutenant by the time he offered his services
as a mercenary. Given his prior service as an infantryman, SGT. VON VEGESACK should most likely eventually fit in
with the nature of No. 319 Squadron, whose intended purpose was to function as both an air and ground special operations unit.

- Notes on received pay and salary: As part of the signed agreement between SGT. VON VEGESACK
and agents of the directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6 regarding his original recruitment
into the RAF, SGT. VON VEGESACK is to receive additional pay alongside his standard RAF salary
of an annual (yearly) £237 pound sterling to fulfill the signed agreement granting him a monthly £142
- thus, he is to receive payments of £1,704 pound sterling per year. MI6 SPECIAL AGENT D. ECKERMAN,
who handled OPERATION ALCIBIADES and oversaw the agreement with PERICLES, comments:
"It's absolutely outrageous yes, but it is us who are to blame; he (PERICLES) merely was smart enough
to settle upon the monetary proposal as said by our superiors." To fulfill His Majesty's part in the agreement,
SGT. VON VEGESACK's salary is to be drawn from the monetary base gathered from OPERATION CAMBYSES
if necessary. See Air Ministry - RECORDS OF PERSONNEL - 668492 for further reference.

- Notes on strategic value and worth: MI6 SPECIAL AGENT D. ECKERMAN comments: "He's
(PERICLES) been through experiences and perspectives that very few have survived to tell about, even in our directorate.
PERICLES' technical knowledge of both German and Soviet equipment, tactics, and doctrine, coupled with his
inferred experiences with the governments of Argentina, Germany, Falangist Spain, and China will be of great
service to His Majesty, especially within the Special Operations Executive which is due to be in need of activities
within these respective fields of territory and knowledge.

- Notes on foreign air service: Information gathered by the directorate of Military Intelligence, Section 6,
and other branches of the Secret Intelligence Service, strongly supports the notion that SGT. VON VEGESACK
was a known mercenary pilot and soldier-of-fortune for much of his life. This assumption has been made
after painstaking studies of various sources within international governments associated with the locations
that he may have participated in conflicts with. According to sources in South America, SGT. VON VEGESACK
may have operated within the Argentine Air Force under the alias of a Spanish Republican Air Force officer,
LT. RAUL ORTEGA. However, additional confirmation has been difficult regarding the identity of LT. ORTEGA
because of the chaotic outbreak of the Spanish Civil War shortly afterwards. European sources correlate a
relationship between the activities of SGT. VON VEGESACK, who was presumably out of his home country
on a lengthy business trip to Portugal, and the service of a Luftwaffe airman named HANS GERLACH during
the Spanish Civil War at the time. FELDWEBEL GERLACH, a member of the Condor Legion,
entered the war in early 1936 and mysteriously disappears from known sources approximately two years later,
the same time in which SGT. VON VEGESACK returns from his overseas business trip. Years later, Asian sources
manage to detail the presence of a Soviet pilot named OLEG SELEZNYOVA in the Soviet Volunteer Group of
the Republic of China Air Force at the same time SGT. VON VEGESACK leaves for yet another overseas
business trip in India. Although LT. SELEZNYOVA presumed to be Missing in Action after his unit is
destroyed in combat, SGT. VON VEGESACK is confirmed to have left India for home after being
hospitalized with injuries suspiciously consistent with surviving a plane crash shortly after.

Given these reports and intriguing circumstances, the directorate has concluded that SGT. VON VEGESACK
must have been operating under various aliases during his ventures as a mercenary.

- Notes on criminal and disciplinary record: Sources report that the German government had launched an official inquiry over
the identity of Luftwaffe FELDWEBEL HANS GERLACH, who disappeared weeks due to being awarded the
Spanish Cross in Silver for distinctive actions with the Condor Legion in Spain. FELDWEBEL GERLACH was
reportedly under investigation for fraud and espionage within the military establishment, as he was suspected
of being a foreign national of sorts. However, sources also claim that the investigation was unsuccessful, and
ultimately dropped with no suspects convicted - although FELDWEBEL GERLACH's immediate superior,
OBERFAHNRICH FREDERICK VON LOWINGNER was put under close scrutiny for his alleged close relationship
with FELDWEBEL GERLACH in Spain. As SGT. VON VEGESACK is suspected of being FELDWEBEL GERLACH,
he is thus wanted by the German government for crimes of fraud, false identity, and espionage.

MI6 SPECIAL AGENT D. ECKERMAN comments: "His (PERICLES') close call with the Condor Legion, and thus,
the Germans, was perhaps our greatest card against him when negotiating his services to His Majesty.
PERICLES seemingly surrendered to us when we threatened to turn him over to the Germans despite the war
going on with them; that a handover with the Abwehr was certainly possible given the fact that neutral countries
such as Sweden become hotbeds for espionage in such times of war."

Despite his inferred multiple aliases, SGT. VON VEGESACK has apparently only come into the conflict with the
German government over his identities; his persona of the Spanish airman LT. ORTEGA has been overlooked by the
chaos of Spanish Civil War, while the Soviet officer LT. SELEZNYOVA has been officially written off as missing in combat.

by **The balkens** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:24 pm

I am not in a very good mood today.....

by **Jamessonia** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:28 pm

The balkens wrote:I am not in a very good mood today.....

Why not?

by **The balkens** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:36 pm

Jamessonia wrote:
The balkens wrote:I am not in a very good mood today.....

Why not?

Oh gee, some jackass thinks that his tooled up piles of shit could do a better job at doing "certain things" because of a certain incident that happened last year. That one thing pissed me off to the point that I didn't even talk during thanksgiving dinner.

Not to mention that his (well used to be his) pieces of shit are some of the worst scum on the planet.

by **Morrdh** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:38 pm

The balkens wrote:
Jamessonia wrote:Why not?

Oh gee, some jackass thinks that his tooled up piles of shit could do a better job at doing "certain things" because of a certain incident that happened last year. That one thing pissed me off to the point that I didn't even talk during thanksgiving dinner.

Not to mention that his (well used to be his) pieces of shit are some of the worst scum on the planet.

Well, in that case...

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