GiftZahnsSteigern Posted June 21, 2022 Posted June 21, 2022 Now this had 'Bad Idea' written all over it! 1 3
Gingerwelsh Posted June 21, 2022 Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) B-26 raid on Cologne oil storage dockyard, 1944. 6 B-26, 8 x 500lb MC bombs from 11000'. Oil tanks. (Photos). 6 B-26, 4 x 500lb MC bombs from 14500' for factories. 2 x 6 Mosquito at low level, with 4 x 500lb each for AAA guns and ships in dock. 1 x 3 Mosquito, LL, 4 x 250lb, AAA supression. 1 x 1 Mosquito, 4 x 500lb. (Me). 33 ships and barges. .. Edited June 26, 2022 by Gingerwelsh 11
Gingerwelsh Posted June 23, 2022 Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) Mosquito raid on Cologne Niehl and Mulheim dockyards, 1944. 2 x 6 Mosquito at low level, with 4 x 500lb each for AAA guns and ships in dock. 1 x 3 Mosquito, LL, 2 x 250lb, AAA supression. 1 x 1 Mosquito, 4 x 500lb. (Me, freelance barge traffic). 6 B-26, 8 x 500lb MC bombs from 11000'. Oil tanks. 6 B-26, 4 x 500lb MC bombs from 14500' for factories. All bombs, 3 sec timers. 33 ships and barges. Niehl Dock. 9 Mosquito attack. Mulheim Dock. 6 Mosquito attack. .. Extra. This one had hung bombs and flew round through AAA, then blundered into the 6 ship attack on Mulheim Dock. Edited June 28, 2022 by Gingerwelsh 7 2
Blitzen Posted June 23, 2022 Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) "In a bit of bother Skipper..." Edited June 24, 2022 by Blitzen 3 1
Gingerwelsh Posted June 24, 2022 Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Mosquito, inbound Cologne. .. Edited June 25, 2022 by Gingerwelsh 8
GiftZahnsSteigern Posted June 24, 2022 Posted June 24, 2022 I AM being serious, just shoot at that plug thing in the back! 6 1 1
Rjel Posted June 26, 2022 Posted June 26, 2022 25 July, 1944 After breaking escort, I picked up a crippled B-26 as I returned home alone, having been separated from the rest of my group in heavy weather. I picked him up about 100 miles from the coast at about 10K. His left engine was shot out, trailing smoke and leaking fuel from the the left wing tank. He started to lose airspeed and altitude as we neared the coastline. I couldn't raise him on the radio so I used hand signals with the pilot. I had to drop my flaps to stay with him. Still 10-15 miles from the channel, he started really losing altitude quickly. He indicated he was looking for a place to set down. No idea why they chose to ride the Marauder down instead of bailing. He was down to less than 2500 feet and looked like he was lining up to crash land in an open field. He was at about 1000 feet when he nosed down suddenly and dropped off on his left wing. I couldn't be certain if he had lost power on his other engine or if he was struggling with damaged controls. He impacted at about a 30 degree angle and exploded. No one survived. 7
ROCKET_KNUT Posted June 27, 2022 Posted June 27, 2022 Pilot: "Vassili, look who´s got a bad day!" Navigator: "Could be worse." Pilot: "How could it be any worse than this???" Navigator: "There could be a name like "Hans Lutscher" on the tombstone. Or maybe even "Hhhh..." Pilot: "SHUT UP WILL YOU!!!" 4
ROCKET_KNUT Posted June 27, 2022 Posted June 27, 2022 Shigeo Koike couldn't have done it any better, looks really nice! Cheers!? 1
IckyATLAS Posted June 28, 2022 Posted June 28, 2022 5 hours ago, Blitzen said: "BUBBLE BOY:' It would have been nice to fly the plane, be looking through the periscope and then hit F2 and see from the outside the pilot looking indeed in the periscope.
Pierre64 Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 B26-F-1-MA, "Miss Manookie" , 586th BS/394th BG, 9th AF. https://www.mediafire.com/file/edls2dfyb8fs80p/B-26B5_P-H9.rar/file 7 2
cripplehawk Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/27/2022 at 3:58 AM, kestrel444x500 said: I-16 heading out on a mission. I love the I-16 personally, but going against the BF-109 G2 series is a challenge. Low level Interdiction West of Stalingrad near the Don River (811th ShAP, IL-2 1942) 1
ACG_Blondi Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 " T H E D A W N ' S E A R L Y L I G H T "387th Fighter Squadron365th Fighter Group9th Tactical Air Force Happy 4th of July ?⬜? 12 1 1
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