There I am this summer, driving from Medveja to Sv. Filip i Jakov (sea resorts on the Adriatic) with my girlfriend Sanja, wind in our hair,music in our ears. At one point we have to move inland to shorten the trip only to find the new freeway supposed to be finished by than, naturaly isn't. One look at the roadmap and I say "don't sweat it, there's a nice road leading to the next working freeway exit". That road is straight enough, however, it leads through some of the more backward parts of Croatia, and Croatia IS a small country. So there we are, driving, wind in our hair, music in our ears, when suddenly I see an apparition. It can't be, I think to myself, you've had to much beer and stuff in the last three days. It just can't be. Two seconds of reflection, check the mirrors and - screeeeeeeeeech - 180 degrees and what do I find there? A restauraunt! Well goodie, I can get some refreshments and satisfy Sanja's need for coffee. And that with the view of something I stopped for in the first place...
There was this nice WW2 transport, and there was I, eyeing it from tail to cockpit. So naturaly, I take out my camera and take a photo of Sanja with the plane and she takes a photo of me with the plane. What you need to understand is the place is in the middle of nowhere, no houses, no animals, no nothing. Now what ever happened to the photo of me and the plane? I erased it. Accidentaly! Arghhhhhhhhhr!!! But all in all, it was a good summer. Nice and slow, just the way I like it.
I was also happy I could get in physical touch with some WW2 history, which is something you North Americanos have in abundance. It's been a while since I wanted to share this story and the photo with the forum and I finaly got around to do it.
Anyway, the question is - which plane is it (that's the easy part) and which airforce did it serve in (the moderatly easy part). The insignia is still intact, although barely.
