Training

His interest in flying has probably increased. At the same time, however, his passion for hunting has come to the fore. He has my husband's marvellous eye and sure hand. Often - when Manfred was still almost a boy - the two of them went hunting in the Nonnebusch. Manfred was always there, the word “hunt” fascinated him; you could wake him up in the middle of the night. Only once, when my husband got him out of bed before dew and day, did he grumble a little: ‘Just wait, when my brats are ready, I'll throw them out of the hatch so early.’ But then he jumped out of bed with both feet at the same time and the two hunters took off, this shooting skill was a common heritage of both my husband and my family. So I wasn't surprised when Manfred wrote that he wanted to become a fighter pilot. But he needs a pilot's licence for that. So he is now spending four to six weeks in Döberitz and is undergoing training. He wants to take his exams at Christmas.