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    Christophe

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    1. Sure, same as the Eurofighter will be... when it is fully "developed"... that is, in a few years time !! Ch. PS : When did he fly the Rafale ?
    2. Did he fly the Rafale ? Cheers. Ch. PS : I'm not here opening a debate... just a wink.
    3. Kim, I don't see why he would do this... It is not his first medal... so I don't see the value attached to this ribbon. I would prefer the Guard Badge's ribbon... as he wears it on his right side. ... but who knows? All options are open !!! Cheers. Ch.
    4. That's possible. I don't know if others have explanations or theories about this... Cheers. Ch.
    5. He has maybe built a chinese wall between him and the regulations ... Which ones BTW, the Soviet or Chinese ones ? Cheers. Ch.
    6. This is the German Honor Medal of the World War (Deutsche Ehrendenkm?nze des Weltkrieges). Ch.
    7. They are worth seeing... even if in Verdun they are quite recent, not more than 85 years old . Enjoy and cheers. Ch.
    8. Chris, I wish you all the best (a nice stay, and why not nice finds...) in Verdun. I'm sure you will have 3 wonderful days there. Cheers. Ch.
    9. I have worked on the pic. (see below). In my opinion, it is the orange and black ribbon of the Guard Badge (in fact the same ribbon as the Medal for the Victory over Germany in the GPW, and the same as the tsarist Order of St George). Ch.
    10. Hi Don, May I suggest you take time to read this very interesting article about the kaiser's heirs : http://www.eurohistory.com/hohenzollernheir.html I think it will answer most of your questions. Hope this helps. Cheers. Ch.
    11. Gerd, Wow!! Good view!!! I did not even see it... Whats is it ? Such a ribbon could be the one awarded for wounded combatants... but it is not!!! No idea... Ch.
    12. Thanks Kim, for your welcome. I have in fact no real database for this order, but just saved some pics seen here and there. But I remember that the Serial Numbers where (if I'm right) all in the same range of 5 hundred something. That was intrigating. But the sample of pics I have is very small (around 5-6 I think). As they are not in this present computer, I'll have to dig in the other one, and I'll keep you informed. Thanks again for the welcome. Cheers. Ch.
    13. Kim, As far as I remember, the lowest number I have seen is... yours (SN 0155) !! Congratulations !! Maybe others have seen lowest numbers ? Cheers. Ch.
    14. The image is not mirrored nor a negative... Just look at the medals; as said, they are facing the correct way. One hypothesis is simply that this guy did not really took care of the wearing regulations (or did not know them very well... or just wanted to make a slight provocation...). Probably he was not very cautious about his uniform look and medals display : just have a look at how the ribbons of the medals are flipped... Cheers.
    15. That seems a good estimate. I have not yet seen this order with a serial number higher than 0580. Ch.
    16. Here is a short update on the Eurofighter Typhoon programme. On 2 September 1998, "Eurofighter 2000" has been re-named "Typhoon" for export markets. A production contract for 620 Eurofighter 2000 aircraft was signed in January 1998. Prime customer is the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA), representing the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain. The repartition between the 4 countries is : 232 for the UK, 180 for Germany, 121 for Italy and 87 for Spain. Initial orders have been placed for 148 aircraft: Germany (44), Italy (29), Spain (20) and the UK (55). The first four series production aircraft for the four participating nations took maiden flights in February 2003 and the Eurofighter received type acceptance, a prerequisite for entry into service, by the four services on 30 June 2003. The first series production twin-seat aircraft were delivered to the German Air Force in August 2003, to the Spanish Air Force in September 2003, to the UK Royal Air Force in December 2003 and to the Italian Air Force in February 2004. The first single-seat Batch 2 aircraft were delivered to the four participating nations in early 2005. The four participating nations signed the contract for Tranche 2 production in December 2004. Tranche 2 comprises 236 aircraft: Germany 68, Italy 46, Spain 33 and UK 89. Tranche 2 deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2008 with final deliveries scheduled for 2015. Greece also selected the Eurofighter (60 aircraft) but finally cancelled this, following a change of government. Austria signed a contract for 18 Eurofighter aircraft in August 2003, to be delivered from 2007. Hope this helps. Ch.
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