RIP Artur Fischer
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 8:01 pm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... tuary.html
It became a staple of the construction industry, used by everyone from DIY enthusiasts to architects on Dubai’s tallest skyscrapers. Around 14 million wall plugs are now produced around the world every day.
When the Luftwaffe turned him down on the grounds that he was too short he became an aircraft technician in Stalingrad, enduring the siege of the city and a spell in a prisoner-of-war camp.
(a "spell in a prisoner of war camp"' might be the understatement of the year)
It became a staple of the construction industry, used by everyone from DIY enthusiasts to architects on Dubai’s tallest skyscrapers. Around 14 million wall plugs are now produced around the world every day.
When the Luftwaffe turned him down on the grounds that he was too short he became an aircraft technician in Stalingrad, enduring the siege of the city and a spell in a prisoner-of-war camp.
(a "spell in a prisoner of war camp"' might be the understatement of the year)