Felix Müller

Felix Müller [ Willy Kahle ]
body type: elf
age: 55
callsign: Blitz
service: 1918 Luftstreitkräfte. 1940-44 Luftwaffe
aerial kills: WW1: 6, WW2: 19.
types flown: Albatros DIII, FW-190, Me-109, Ju-52, Dc-3.

On a first glance Felix Müller is a typical middle-class German in his 50-s, who worked and lived through the wars. Nothing special, most popular surname, quiet voice and humble body language. His documents will show that he has been a part of transportation unit during the war and now he is working for some small Swiss company. On direct question was he a member of the Nazi party, he calmly replies "no".

It would take a very keen observer to notice his military bearing, and eyes of a professional soldier. In fact, if you manage to find out his true story you'd know that Felix Müller is another legend along Doug Bader, with a very difficult destiny.

His real name is Willy Kahle, born in Tarff, Sans, Germany on 13 April 1892. He became a motorcyclist  during  his teens and  joined Hussar Regiment No.5 of Imperial German Army in 1911. He fought in World War I as cavalryman and later transferred to aviation. Trained in Jastashcule 2 in 1918 he was assigned to Jasta 27 under command of Hoerman Göering. During the last months of the war, where he scored 6 aerial kills flying in Albatross DIII. His first victory came on September 2nd 1918 and last on November 4th 1918. When returned to his home after being discharged from the military and he tried to re-establish family business to no success in desperate economic situation in post-war Germany.

In late 20-s he moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where he met his wife Hanna Savoy, one of the many distant relatives of Savoy dynasty, who at that time ruled Kingdom of Italy. Though he rarely speaks of his married life, Felix still keeps the wedding ring, despite the obvious break in relationship. When Germany invaded Norway Felix travelled to Berlin, met with his old commander Herman Höring and was reinstated as Luftwaffe pilot. Some say that reestablishment did not went smoothly, as he was reluctant to abide with political view of Nazi party, or probably his time in Switzerland made him "soft". However between 1941 and 1943 he scored 19 kills against allies, mainly over Britain and Norway. 

One of the Mosquitoes he shot down in 1943, was piloted by Erikk Gunnarson. However this victory almost became his last, as he crash landed shortly after and was wounded. Upon difficult recovery he was promoted and retrained as Ju-52 pilot only to be sent to Russian front. Reasons for that remain undisclosed, but sometimes he mentioned that he "should have kept his mouth shut." 

On the 21 June 1944, just day after failed assassination attempt on Hitler, Felix , who was on the leave in Austria, boarded light Fi-156 Storch aircraft and flew it towards Switzerland, where he was arrested and remained in status of prisoner of war until the end of hostilities. His stay was somehow, more comfortable as he was allowed to live in his own flat and work for Swiss air force as a "consultant". Some even suspect that it was his training caused both Germans and Allies to stop engaging each other in Swiss skies.   

After the war, he retrained as civilian pilot of DC-3 and joind one of the first Swiss private airlines. His current job involves transporting men and material from London to Ethiopia.