Were there any enemy planes at the D-Day landings?

BountyHunter15 · 03-02-2005, 08:52 PM

I heard there were V-1 rocket sites behind the invasion areas.

GT · 03-03-2005, 04:11 AM

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mosquitoman · 03-03-2005, 04:44 AM

I think only 2 planes made it to the beacheads but I'm not that sure

KraziKanuK · 03-03-2005, 05:59 AM

BH

the V1 launch sites were in the Pas de Calais area.

JaFu II made about 23 claims of Allied a/c in the vicinity of Normandy on June 6. http://jg26.vze.com/ > see bottom for Tony Woods link

As Mosman said, I think only 2 Fw190s flown by Priller and Wodarczyk from JG26 actually flew over the landing beaches.

GT · 03-03-2005, 07:31 AM

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GT · 03-03-2005, 08:44 AM

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wmaxt · 03-03-2005, 03:59 PM

It's my understanding that on D-Day 2 German planes flew over the beaches. Also the Fleet/beaches had a fighter cover consisting of P-38s only to provide Identifiable cover to the very nervous defense teams on the ships.

NOTE: this is over the beaches/ships, inland it was another story with a lot of tacticle flying including B-17/B-24 raids on German defensive positions inland!

cheddar cheese · 03-03-2005, 04:00 PM

Weren't the 2 German planes 109's?

wmaxt · 03-03-2005, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese

Weren't the 2 German planes 109's?

I think, so Priller comes to mind but that might just be me being silly again. I got that from the book JG-26 by Don Caldwell I think, I didn't check and confirm.

GT · 03-03-2005, 11:32 PM

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cheddar cheese · 03-04-2005, 10:07 AM

Yeah Im sure Priller flew on D-Day...But that would have been Fw-190A-8...

GT · 03-04-2005, 10:25 AM

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the lancaster kicks ass · 03-04-2005, 12:23 PM

nice, priller's even looking at us...........

cheddar cheese · 03-04-2005, 02:16 PM

Ah I like Priller...

The Jagdflieger Pips · 03-04-2005, 04:52 PM

You all beat me to it.