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07-11-2005, 03:58 PM
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#106 | | the old Sage
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Country:  | was the colored smoke from Sally B just a crowd pleaser or did this have something to do with the flight ? if it is suppose to represent a damaged Fort where is the SturmFw on it's tail ? 
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07-11-2005, 03:59 PM
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Country:  | Great pics! I'll get my pnes on once they come back from the shop (oh for a digital camera!) I'll find some time to put my dad's ones on aswell
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07-11-2005, 04:00 PM
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#108 | | Senior Member
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Country: | It was to represent a damaged Fort - and if you ever know of a SturmFW following a Fort back to Britain, please tell me of the story. 
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07-11-2005, 04:01 PM
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Country:  | Heres that cooked Rapide PD | 
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07-11-2005, 04:02 PM
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Country: | Wow, did that happen on Sunday?
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07-11-2005, 04:02 PM
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#111 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | I don't recall the exact story, but I do remember reading about some bombers on their way home that were attacked and shot down just short of the runway. If I recall correctly, it was a 110 that did it, but I could be wrong. Damned if I can remember when I read that though. Erich, did you hear about anything like that?
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07-11-2005, 04:05 PM
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Country: | That's awful, track. 
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07-11-2005, 04:08 PM
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Country: | No on the Saturday Mossie about 18:30 with a load of passengers onboard | |
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07-11-2005, 04:12 PM
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#114 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | MAN! Those Rapide shots are a real heartbreaker. Looks like it could have been a hell of a lot worse though.
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07-11-2005, 04:12 PM
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Country: | I saw them running up the Griffon 85 it was sweet - I felt a slight tingle in my testicles.
Here is tracks favourite plane of the show because it's based in France ( ) the PINK LADY!
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07-11-2005, 04:22 PM
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#116 | | the old Sage
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Country: | a couple things............first and foremost thanks so much gents for these pics I am drooling.........yeah it's grandpa disease
Plan not unless the SturmFw and his buddies had monstorus drop tanks... NOT
Eric the mission was at night the most spectacular of the 3 was on the night of March 4/5 1945 Unternehmen Gisela. The Lancs/halis just got back from smacking Kamen and Ju 88G-6's of several gruppen at forward bases follwed the RAF 4 engine jobs back home. All hell broke loose with some 25 bombers going down over or near their bases by these intruders. 2 88's were shot down by home defence Mossies, with 1 Mossie falling to the guns of an 88G-6. The wayward home for the German crews was hellish as the storm front moved in with almost 0 visibility and several crews were MIA due to weather crashing it appears in the north sea. Several ju 88G-6's on strafing missions smasehd into building ans d trees, telephone poles by accident killing their crews....
two other missions with 18 Ju 88G-6's netted about 3 RAF a/c and then last mission by one fearless III./NJG 2 Ju 88G-6 crew shot down 1 RAF heavy.
Eric also back to the pics, the info on P-51 from 78th fg, Hubert Davis, the scores from him while flying Twighlight Tear, I hae him scoring 1 Bf 109 in the spring of 45 but the two Me 262's ? do you have more on him by chance. the 78th FG history is practically worhtless on following up on this guy. Is he still alive I wonder ? this would be fantastic if so....
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07-11-2005, 04:25 PM
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#117 | | the old Sage
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Country: | another point B-17's were followed home at night......yes it was a late mission over Germany and KG 54's ? Me 410's shot down many while on landing patterns in April of 44. Eric. this maybe the date you are looking for. The Me 410's had been doing intruder work over Britain almost unsuccessfully. the Me 410's were painted a dirty black/charcoal
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07-11-2005, 04:25 PM
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#118 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | Hmm, not sure with the 78th, or Hubert Davis. Let me ask around the museum, as I am unsure of any info on that group.
Good info on the 88s too. I thought it was a twilight attack on 8th AF bombers, but that wouldn't make any sense as they typically took off in the early morning hours. That started sounding more familiar the more I read though. Gotta suck though, thinking you made it home and WHAM. Then those poor Germans not being able to get back due to weather.
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07-11-2005, 04:36 PM
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#119 | | the old Sage
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Country: | I checked a couple of Me 262 sources and nothing is mentioned whether shot the jets on the tarmac or in the air. I have aksed dick hewitt about him again but dick was in another squadron. You maybe very correct as I have found me 262 kills not even mentioned in fighter group histories....and only later is the proof found. I await the museums response 
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07-11-2005, 04:50 PM
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#120 | | the old Sage
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Country: | gents anyone get the left side close-up of Twilight Tear. P-51 Mustang showing the name and the three swastikas on the canopy ?
he is supposed to have three aerial victories though I can only confimr the 1 Bf 109 and also 1 damaged whatever it was. 35 missions from January 45 till war's end. His two kids visited Duxford in 2003 and were quite pleased with T.Tear in the air..........
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