Operation Stosser; night time winter Ju-52 mission hosted by VBF-12

[VBF-12_Stele]

Greetings. VBF-12 is looking to host a large Ju-52 mission recreating Operation Stosser during a coming Saturday (10pm EST) sometime in February. 

 

Operation Stosser occurred on the night of December 17, 1944 just at the start of the Battle of the Bulge. The Germans gambled with sending nearly 70 Ju-52s behind enemy lines to drop off roughly 1,000 Fallschirmjagers. They did this in heavy snow, freezing temperatures, some gusts of wind and extremely low visibility. Ground forces setup search lights and flares at specified waypoints that lead them over the lines and to the dropzone.

Our squadron, not typically flying the Ju-52, are up for a unique challenge where communication, coordination, and effort are required to complete one of the most dangerous missions of WW2.

 

Please join us for a one time mission covering the exact waypoints, time of takeoff, and challenges on the new map flying the Ju-52. 

 

Let me know if you are interested as we continue trying to coordinate this event.

 

I can provide more details once our squadron confirms a definite date and time.

 

 

[Flashy]

definitely interested if I am correct that the time of the event is 15:00 GMT?

[FeuerFliegen]

Forgiving me from bringing back an old thread, but any chance you guys will be doing this again?  It looks awesome and something I'd definitely be interested in.  Plus I love night missions, especially with spotlights.

[Flashy]

I was (and still am) quite keen to give this a go as well, but never heard anything more about the event..

 

[VBF-12_Stele]

On 10/25/2022 at 12:29 AM, Flashy said:

I was (and still am) quite keen to give this a go as well, but never heard anything more about the event..

 

 

Hi Flashy. We hosted this a couple years ago. If we do it again, I'll let you know. I'll dig up the mission and see if I can make it singleplayer at least.