{"id":7706286,"date":"2026-07-29T09:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/roald-dahl-raf-fighter-pilot\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:23:03","slug":"roald-dahl-raf-kampfpilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/de\/roald-dahl-raf-fighter-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Vor der Schokoladenfabrik flog er Hurrikane."},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Lange bevor er Willy Wonkas Schokoladenfabrik oder den Riesenpfirsich erfand, lag Roald Dahl mit einem Sch\u00e4delbruch und blutenden Augen in der libyschen W\u00fcste, nur wenige Meter von einem brennenden Doppeldecker entfernt. Er war 24 Jahre alt und hatte gerade eine Bruchlandung mit einem Kampfflugzeug hingelegt, dessen Fliegen er kaum gelernt hatte.<\/p>\r\n<p>Der Mann, der zu einem der beliebtesten Kinderbuchautoren aller Zeiten werden sollte, verbrachte seine fr\u00fchen Zwanziger als RAF-Kampfpilot \u2013 und nach eigener Aussage k\u00f6nnte der Absturz, der ihn beinahe das Leben kostete, der Grund daf\u00fcr gewesen sein, dass er \u00fcberhaupt Schriftsteller wurde.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><h3 style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0\">Kurzinfo<\/h3><ul style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.9\">\r\n<li><strong>WHO:<\/strong> Roald Dahl (1916\u20131990) \u2013 vor seinen B\u00fcchern Jagdflieger bei der Royal Air Force<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Service:<\/strong> Royal Air Force, 1939\u20131946; 80. Staffel<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Flugzeug:<\/strong> Gloster Gladiator Doppeldecker, dann Hawker Hurricane Mk I<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Der Absturz:<\/strong> 19. September 1940, Notlandung in der libyschen W\u00fcste nahe Mersa Matruh<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Verletzungen:<\/strong> Sch\u00e4delbruch, zertr\u00fcmmerte Nase, wochenlange vor\u00fcbergehende Erblindung.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Kampfbilanz:<\/strong> wurde als Fliegerass mit f\u00fcnf best\u00e4tigten Absch\u00fcssen gew\u00fcrdigt.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Nachher:<\/strong> Aus gesundheitlichen Gr\u00fcnden aus dem Dienst ausgeschieden; ein Schreibauftrag im Jahr 1942 war der Startschuss f\u00fcr seine literarische Karriere.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Eine sehr lange Fahrt zum Krieg<\/h2>\r\n<p>1939 arbeitete Dahl als junger Angestellter f\u00fcr die Shell Company in Ostafrika. Als der Krieg ausbrach, fuhr er 965 Kilometer quer durch Kenia nach Nairobi, um der Royal Air Force beizutreten und unter der afrikanischen Sonne das Fliegen in Tiger Moths zu lernen. Er war gro\u00df \u2013 eigentlich zu gro\u00df f\u00fcr ein Jagdflugzeugcockpit \u2013 und zw\u00e4ngte sich trotzdem mit seinem schlaksigen K\u00f6rper in die Maschine.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=865377734  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/roald-dahl-author.jpg\" alt=\"Roald Dahl\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Roald Dahl, der RAF-Jagdflieger, der zu einem der ber\u00fchmtesten Geschichtenerz\u00e4hler der Welt wurde. Foto: Library of Congress \/ Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Der Absturz in der W\u00fcste<\/h2>\r\n<p>Am 19. September 1940 erhielt Dahl den Befehl, mit einer Gloster Gladiator \u00fcber die W\u00fcste zu seiner Staffel zu fliegen. Er hatte diesen Flugzeugtyp noch nie im Kampfeinsatz geflogen, und der ihm zugewiesene Einsatzort erwies sich als falsch \u2013 er landete mitten in der W\u00fcste zwischen den alliierten und italienischen Linien. Mit wenig Treibstoff und einbrechender Nacht versuchte er zu landen. Das Fahrwerk prallte gegen einen Felsbrocken, die Maschine schlug hart auf dem Boden auf, und Dahl erlitt einen Sch\u00e4delbruch, eine schwere Nasenverletzung und war wochenlang blind.<\/p>\r\n<p>Eine Untersuchung der Royal Air Force kam sp\u00e4ter zu dem Schluss, dass er an den falschen Ort geschickt worden war. Es war also nicht seine Schuld \u2013 aber es h\u00e4tte ihn beinahe das Leben gekostet.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cVon dem Moment an, als ich die Augen \u00f6ffnete, wurde Mary zu einem Menschen und nicht mehr zu einem Traum, und meine Leidenschaft verflog.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Roald Dahl<\/strong> \u2014 aus \"Going Solo\" (1986), \u00fcber das Erwachen nach seinem Absturz<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Ass \u00fcber Griechenland<\/h2>\r\n<p>Erstaunlicherweise erholte er sich und kehrte zum Fliegen zur\u00fcck. Im April 1941 befand er sich mit der 80. Staffel in Griechenland, nun am Steuer einer Hawker Hurricane, und geriet in einen aussichtslosen Kampf gegen die \u00fcberm\u00e4chtige deutsche Luftwaffe. Im Chaos \u00fcber Athen k\u00e4mpfte er allein gegen Schw\u00e4rme feindlicher Flugzeuge und erzielte in den folgenden Wochen in Griechenland und sp\u00e4ter in Syrien f\u00fcnf best\u00e4tigte Absch\u00fcsse \u2013 was ihn, streng genommen, zu einem Jagdfliegerass machte.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cEin endloses Gewirr von feindlichen J\u00e4gern, die von allen Seiten auf mich zusausten.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Roald Dahl<\/strong> \u2014 aus seinen Memoiren \"Going Solo\" (1986) \u00fcber die Schlacht von Athen<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1553761209  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/gloster-gladiator.jpg\" alt=\"Ein Gloster Gladiator Doppeldecker\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Eine Gloster Gladiator, das veraltete Doppeldeckerflugzeug, mit dem Dahl in der libyschen W\u00fcste abst\u00fcrzte. Foto: Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>Es konnte nicht gut gehen. Die qualvollen Kopfschmerzen infolge seines Sch\u00e4delbruchs kehrten im Cockpit immer wieder zur\u00fcck, und schlie\u00dflich wurde er als Kriegsinvalide nach Hause geschickt. Als Luftwaffenattach\u00e9 nach Washington versetzt, bat ihn der Schriftsteller C.S. Forester, seine Kriegserlebnisse niederzuschreiben. Das Ergebnis \u2013 ein eindringlicher Bericht \u00fcber seinen Abschuss \u00fcber Libyen \u2013 wurde sein erstes ver\u00f6ffentlichtes Werk.<\/p>\r\n<p>Der Junge, der in der W\u00fcste notgelandet war, hatte in den Tr\u00fcmmern den Geschichtenerz\u00e4hler gefunden, der er einmal werden sollte. Die RAF verlor einen Piloten. Die Welt gewann Roald Dahl.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cDdRpRRwPTY\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PM19iHDnKuE\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;margin-top:8px\">Quellen: Roald Dahl, \"Going Solo\" (1986); Wikipedia; HistoryNet; Forces News.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/douglas-bader-legless-ace-battle-of-britain\/\">Der beinlose Ass, der von vorne anf\u00fchrte<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long before he invented Willy Wonka&#8217;s chocolate factory or the giant peach, Roald Dahl was lying in the Libyan desert with a fractured skull, blood in his eyes, and a burning biplane a few yards away. 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