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"Tangmere Pilots" recruiting
Tangmere Pilots ( http://www.tangmerepilots.co.uk/frames/index.htm ) are currently recruiting for keen virtual pilots to join our Squadrons.
TP consists of 4 Squadrons(No1, No43, No145 and No601) and regulary have 40+ pilots online,in HyperLobby on a Sunday evening,which is when we fly our ongoing campaign missions. We have some of the best mission builders in the business,the amount of research and work that goes into these weekly missions have to be seen(played)to be believed,95% of these are historically accurate accounts of the missions we re-create. At the moment we are currently flying the Battle of France Campaign,and we all know where this leads too If you are interested just simply apply,where after you will be posted to No6_Operational Training Unit at Sutton Bridge to pass 4 Assesement Flights. These 4 flights will cover basic flying skills and will also give you the basic RT(ventrillo)voice procedure. Also it gives you a chance to get to know us and us you. All TP ask Recruits is that they make available flying time twice weekly. Tuesday evening for training, and (if possible)friday to fly our COOP's. Sunday evening 21:00 GMT is our official flying night, where we fly our online Campaign ,thus mandatory to join Before these times we usually fly a dogfight server where we all just have a laugh(but Sundays are taken more seriously, as this is where we gain points for the respective Sqadrons and is genuinely taken a tad more seriously. We do use a modded version of IL2 but don’t let this put you off,as there will always be someone there to help you install all that is needed with ease. So if you want to fly,and more importantly FIGHT with a bunch of blokes who can help and genuinely make you feel part of an on line Squadron then look no further than http://www.tangmerepilots.co.uk/frames/index.htm No1_Cheese Blue2 No1 Squadron |
Something the boys put together a "Few"weeks ago.
[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktz__cwBQ-k[/video] P/O Cheese Blue2 No1 Squadron |
Sunday mission Breifing
DATE:- 11th May 1940 ZERO:- 09:30 hours 73 Squadron & 88 Squadron OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- Operation order to 88 & 73 Squadrons…..repeated to 67 Wing & North Eagle. From Panther; Operation order 592; dated 11-5-40; timed 08:30 Confirming telephone instructions: 88 squadron aircraft to attack enemy motor transport heading south-west on Bastogne-Neufchateau road. Escort to be provided by 73 squadron. Chaps, Those are our orders; We’ll climb to a max altitude of 4,000 feet, locate the enemy transport heading towards Neufchateau, & attack at low level. Our rendezvous point with 73 squadron is over the village of Hirson. Good luck everyone. Fairey Battle Skin: TP_1940_Battle_ (markings off) Arming: 1 x 500lb bomb & 100% fuel Hurricane Mk1 12lb boost Skin: TP_1940_Hurricane_ (markings off) Arming: Default & 100% fuel ROUTE (88 SQN) :- TAKE OFF or AIRSTART > RV POINT > ATTACK ENEMY TRANSPORT ON BASTOGNE-NEUFCHATEAU ROAD > HOME/FRIENDLY BASE. ROUTE (73 SQN):- TAKE OFF > RV POINT > PROVIDE ESCORT FOR 88 SQN TO TARGET & BACK. HEIGHT:- Battles – max altitude of 4,000ft Hurricanes – at Hurricane leader’s discretion. INTELLIGENCE:- None relevant to this mission. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- Some high cirrus. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 43 Squadron call sign - I M P I No. 145 Squadron call sign - R A B B I T No. 601 Squadron call sign - A N G E L Ground Control call sign – T O P H A T MISSION SUCCESS:- Enemy motor transport (in convoy) is found and at least 4 Battle pilots gain hits (use end of mission points to confirm), plus, 50% of Battles land (wheels down) at a friendly base. This mission will be flown in 2 x squadron strength: Combinations this week will be 601/43 & 1/145 There will be 3 missions for: Up to 15 aircraft (8 Battle/7 Hurricane) 16-20 aircraft (12 Battle/8 Hurricane) 21-24 aircraft (14 Battle/10 Hurricane) Remember to select 100% fuel & correct loadout. AI will drop out on spawn. First 6 Battles will start on ground - rest will be airstart just south of base at approx 1500ft. (short runways/slow aircraft = possible restarts otherwise) Separate comms channels for the Battles & Hurricanes, please. _________________ P/O Dutch DSO*, DFC Green 2 145 Sqn. ------------ As Stated,we have some of the finest mission builders in this seim. P/O Cheese Blue2 No1 Squadron |
Based on.......
6 Hurricanes set of from Reims at 09:30. They were to escort 8 Battles from 88 & 218 sqns........15 miles from Vouziers, a formation of 7 Do17s were encountered by the Hurricanes, but not attacked since the squadron's task was to protect the Battles. The Battles were ordered to attack German columns near Wiltz, which they attempted to do......7 of the 8 were shot down, 4 crash landing. At least 8 crew were killed with the others being taken prisoner. The only Battle to survive was an 88 sqn machine which force landed at Vassincourt, badly damaged. At least 1 of the Battles fell victim to 109s of I/JG27. _________________ P/O Dutch DSO*, DFC Green 2 145 Sqn. No1Cheese |
Awesome video:grin: and best of luck with your flight group!
Keep those reports comming, I love 'em:-P |
This Sundays Mission Breif!!!!
This may be hard on frame rates. There are games for up to 19, and up to 22 pilots. It will be flown with 2 squadrons per game, with the 73 and 501 pilots on different comms: 1/601 43/145 All of the 73 Squadron planes have to be filled up with the remainder filling up 501 Squadron aircraft. BoF31 DATE:- 11th May 1940 ZERO:- 14:35 hours 2013 Reims-Champagne (St Quentin) OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- Gentleman each of the sections has a different patrol path so pay attention! 73 (72) Squadron: Section 1 (3 pilots) - take off and climb to 10,000ft then patrol between Mons and Hirson then return to base. Sections 2 and 3 (7 pilots) - take off and climb to 10,000ft then patrol between Valenciennes, Mons and Hirson before returning to base. 501 Squadron (the rest): Take off and climb to 15,000ft before patrolling your route. Keep a lookout for recon aircraft as several have been seen in the last hour or so. AIRCRAFT:-Hawker Hurricane MkI 12lbs SKIN:- Squadron Personal Skins for ALL Hurricanes FUEL & WEAPON LOAD:- 100% OUTBOUND ROUTE:- See the flight plan for your section INBOUND ROUTE:- See the flight plan for your section METHOD:- Follow your route as set out above. Engage any enemy aircraft seen unless it would be foolhardy to do so. INTELLIGENCE:- God knows what's about but I wouldn't be suprised if the Germans control the French airspace right now. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- 2/10ths cloud at 8000ft extending to 12,000ft. Wind 120 at 02 knots. Visibility Good. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 43 Squadron call sign - I M P I No. 145 Squadron call sign - R A B B I T No. 601 Squadron call sign - A N G E L Ground Control call sign 2013 T O P H A T MISSION POINT AWARD:- 1 Mission Point will be awarded if 50% or more Hurricanes return to their starting base. Good Luck Tom __________________________________________________ ______________________________________ These are the types of missions we fly on sunday evenings(21:00GMT). The work that goes into these missions,every week is amazing and is greatly appreciated by all members of Tangmere Pilots,i would even go as far to say its often taken for granted,we turn up fly a great mission every week. Then theres the structured training programme on tuesday evening AND the COOPS on a friday night!! No1 Cheese Blue 2 No1 Squadron Tangmere Pilots |
Tom's mission was based on the following action....
' 73 sqn dispatched a section of 3 Hurricanes at 14.35, these meeting a formation of 30 He111s of II/KG53 plus escort of Me110s from I/ZG2 near Mourmelon. The trio were quickly joined by another 7 (from 73), together with others from 501 sqn from Betheniville. 5 of the raiders were claimed as 'pretty certain' by 73 sqn pilots, inc Cobber Kain who claimed a 110. 3 further escorting fighters were clamed by Ginger Paul, Fanny Orton & Lionel Pilkington. One Hurricane (P/O Aubrey McFadden) was hit by cannon shells & force-landed. 501, led by F/O Malfoy claimed 2 He111s & 2 Me110s shot down Cheese |
THIS WEEKS BREIF
Battle of France Mission32 A Flight take aircraft from slots 1 - 6 B Flight take aircraft from slots 7 - 12 TAKE 100% FUEL 11th May 1940 ZERO:- 16:30 hours - Martlesham Heath OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:-17 Squadron: Our boys in France and Belgium are having a tough time and by the sounds of it the German forces are breaking through everywhere. We're on standby to head across so today we're going to patrol the Dutch and Belgian coast for familiarisation purposes. The whole squadron will stay together until we reach the Dutch coast, then A flight will patrol north and B flight south. All aircraft then rendezvous at the coast north-west of Bruges then return to base in good formation. Patrol altitude is 12,000ft though expect cloud extending that high, so the flight leaders have discretion to climb slightly higher. AIRCRAFT:-Hawker Hurricane MkI 12lbs SKIN:- Squadron Personal Skins for ALL Hurricanes FUEL & WEAPON LOAD:- 100% OUTBOUND ROUTE:- Martlesham Heath - Bruges- patrol - rendezvous INBOUND ROUTE:- North-west of Bruges - Martlesham Heath METHOD:- Follow your route as set out above. Engage any enemy aircraft seen unless it would be foolhardy to do so. INTELLIGENCE:- All that is known is that Luftwaffe aircraft are marauding throughout the low countries and France. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- 5/10ths cloud at 8000ft extending to 12,000ft. Wind 120 at 02 knots. Visibility Good. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 43 Squadron call sign - I M P I No. 145 Squadron call sign - R A B B I T No. 601 Squadron call sign - A N G E L Ground Control call sign \u2013 T O P H A T MISSION POINT AWARD:- 1 Mission Point will be awarded if 50% or more Hurricanes return to their starting base. Good Luck Tom _________________ Really looking forward to this one :) No1 Cheese Blue 2 No1 Squadron Tangmere Pilots |
This Sunday mission is a very special mission,more to follow,heres the Brief.........
Operations Order to 67 Wing, 75 Wing, repeated to 71, 75 Wings and North Eagle. From Panther: Operation Order 617 dated 12.5.40 timed 0815: Confirming telephone instructions, two sections of Battles of 12 Squadron are to attack Bridges 190 degrees AM30, 2 miles and 180 degrees AM30, 4 miles. Time over target 0915 hours. One section against each bridge. Aim of attack is to destroy or damage bridges. Ten fighter aircraft No. 1 Squadron are to provide support for battles during execution of this mission. Officer commanding bomber and fighter formation should concert method of co-operation. German ground and anti-aircraft defences are likely to be strong in the neighbourhood of target. Bomber Command aircraft will be operating against targets in same area at about the same time. Two squadrons of Air Component aircraft will also be operating over the same area simultaneously. BoF34 Mission to be flown by No1,No145 and No601,No43, twelve volunteers are needed to crew the six Battles the rest will fly the Hurricanes, separate comms channels for bombers/fighters 12th May 1940 ZERO:- 08:50 hours – Maubuege (south of Mons) OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:-12 Squadron: There are two bridges over the Albert canal west of Maastricht, they are only four miles apart the Veldwezelt bridge is the northerly bridge with an alignment of roughly east-west (WNE-ESE), the Vroenhoven bridge has an alignment of roughly SW-NE) both are vital to the German advance, Two sections of Battles will attack the bridges, No1 squadron Hurricanes will provide escort by flying ahead of the battles and clearing the path, one section of hurricanes will provide close escort to the battles during transit, Battles will Transit at 5000ft until the front line where they will split to carry out the prescribed attacks(see method) Hurricane RV with Battles at Charleroi at 5000ft, if RV is not made then set a course for Maastricht to be overhead at 09:15 at the latest. Battles do not wait to RV with No1 if they are not at Charleroi do not deviate from course AIRCRAFT:-Hawker Hurricane MkI 12lbs SKIN:- Squadron Personal Skins for ALL Hurricanes FUEL & WEAPON LOAD:- 100% AIRCRAFT:-Fairey Battle SKIN:- TP_ skins FUEL & WEAPON LOAD:- 100% 4x250lb METHOD:- Section Alpha will carry out a low level attack on the Vroenhoven bridge in BH15 East Section Echo will carry out a dive bombing attack from 9000ft on Veldwezelt Bridge in BH15 NE INTELLIGENCE:- Expect heavy resistance from Ground and Air forces. Study the map as the bridges are visible to each other and we must avoid attacking one and not the other METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- 5/10ths cloud at 9000ft extending to 12,000ft. Wind 120 at 02 knots. Visibility Good. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 12 Squadron call sign - FOX Ground Control call sign T O P H A T MISSION POINT AWARD:- 1 Mission Point will be awarded if one battle executes attack on Bridge and returns to home base. Mission by Mothyp No1 Cheese Blue 2 No1 Squadron Tangmere Pilots |
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Hi Cheese, here are some older pics of No43 Sqdn on patrol before the balloon went up
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Great shots Gilly,No43 looking good:)
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Last nights mission was an absolute classic.There was 28 Tangmere Pilots in this mission in HyperLobby last night.I flew as No4 in A Flt flying a Battle with my trusty wingman(Flt Sgt Kluge) as my Air Gunner(who managed to bag a hun from there rear seat). We knew it was going to be a tough mission,and our escorts had the work cut out to cover the slow Battles. The Hurricanes did a fantastic job and not one of the 7 Battles where destroyed by enemy a/c. Alas the battles did not destroy there primary tgt but had many hits and taking out quite a few enemy transport had a long flight home,harried by enemy 109s,that is until our escort came and clobbered the buggers!!! A Fantastic mission,made by our Wing C/O Mothyp. More details............................... For those that weren’t sure, Mothy’s mission last night recreated one of the most iconic & heroic missions undertaken by the RAF during WW2. In real life the Battles had to travel much further than us from their base at Amifontaine. They also had to brave some 300 flak guns of all calibers around the target bridges. The Germans were amazed that it had taken the British command from the Friday – when these vital bridges were captured, to the Sunday, to launch an attack. Here is an extract from Valiant Wings by Norman Franks. …..In Battles F & G, Thomas & Davy constituted the first section & their target was the concrete bridge at Vroenhoven, while Battles K,N & J would go for the metal bridge at Veldwezelt. The two section leaders having decided upon their approach, headed for the target. Seven No.1 squadron Hurricanes led by Bull Halahan went ahead (as was policy at the time) with the intention of clearing enemy fighters over the target, while three more flew with the low level Battles. Halahan & his pilots were promptly swamped by 109s from JG27 & were therefore helpless to protect the bombers. When still some miles from the target, the bombers saw more 109s, & the three Hurricanes with them were quickly engaged. Then the target was ahead. The sky became black with exploding AA fire as the town came into view, while seemingly all around them flew 109s. Gordon Patterson noticed abandoned gliders on the ground, used by German troops when they flew behind Dutch lines to capture the bridges. Thomas’s Battle was quickly shot down & he & his crew captured. Tom Davy with his machine streaming smoke & flame, headed down, & ordered his crew to bail out. Davy managed to nurse his aircraft back to finally crash land at St Germaincourt. Mansell came down safely & got back on a bicycle, but Gordon Patterson was taken prisoner. Meanwhile Don Garland was heading in at low level, but this didn’t fool the defenders. They knew how important the bridges were & they were ringed by anything up to 300 guns of all calibers, which could put up a wall of iron. Ian McIntosh had his petrol tank holed & the Battle caught fire. He jettisoned his bombs, crash landed & was taken prisoner. Fred Marland dived into the flak, released his bombs but was then hit. His Battle pulled up, winged over & dived into the ground. Garland too was down. He headed in, his Battle surrounded by exploding gunfire. He was hit repeatedly, but the bombs went down, then the Battle dived into the ground, smashed by a veritable curtain of steel. What damage had been done was not clear at the time. Later, damage appeared to have been inflicted to the Veldwezelt bridge……. Whatever doubts there might be about the damage done, what was not in doubt was the heroism of the attack. All five Battles had been shot down, two crews had been captured, two lost & one safe, though minus their gunner…. Garland damaged one section of the Veldwezelt bridge, but this was quickly repaired, & in the meantime pontoon bridges were placed across the canal to compensate. Donald Garland & his observer, Tom Gray both won the VC. For reasons that still aren’t clear, his gunner LAC Lawrence Reynolds went without recognition. Thanks Mothy for an excellent mission, & Tom for hosting us all. Some pics of the Battles and there "Little Friends". http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...2-22-06-71.jpg http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...2-21-16-73.jpg http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...2-21-14-56.jpg http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...2-19-13-75.jpg http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...2-43-03-59.jpg http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...2-42-53-57.jpg No1Cheese |
This week sees us going back to the same tgts as last week!!!!!
The Battles did a valiant job,but we have to return to finish the job,this time with NO fighter cover!!!!! This weeks breifing.......... Mission 1 of 1 Operations Order to 67 Wing, 75 Wing, repeated to 71, 75 Wings and North Eagle. From Panther: Operation Order 617 dated 12.5.40 timed 09:50 Confirming telephone instructions, Blenheims of 15 Squadron are to attack Bridges 190 degrees AM30, 2 miles and 180 degrees AM30, 4 miles. Time over target 1100 hours. Aim of attack is to destroy or damage bridges. BoF34 12th May 1940 ZERO:- 10:30 hours – Nevilles OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:-15 Squadron: Gentlemen, following a raid earlier this morning by 12 Squadron Battles on the bridges on the Albert canal, west of Maastricht, we are to follow home the attack on the same targets. I must warn you that the Battles encountered heavy flak near the target area and stiff fighter defence by the Luftwaffe. This is a very well defended target and this will be a tough mission. Due to heavy commitments by our Hurricane Squadrons in France, there will be NO fighter escort. We believe that the bridges have been damaged but not destroyed. It is crucial that these bridges are taken out of commission. The two bridges over the Albert canal are only four miles apart, the Veldwezelt bridge is the northerly bridge with an alignment of roughly east-west (WNE-ESE), the Vroenhoven bridge has an alignment of roughly SW-NE) both are vital to the German advance and must be destroyed. We will attack in Squadron strength using a LOW LEVEL DIVING ATTACK. AIRCRAFT:-Bristol Blenheim Mk IV SKIN:- TP_ skins FUEL & WEAPON LOAD:- 100% 2x500lb bombs METHOD:- Take off from Nevilles and climb to Angels TEN. Keep close formation at all times on transit to target area. Head to Lieges. At Lieges, descend to Angels TWO and follow the river NE. Eventually you will need to turn NW and follow the canal to the bridges. Attack BOTH bridges simultaneously using a LOW LEVEL DIVING attack. A flight will attack the Veldwezelt bridge and B flight will attack the Vroenhovem bridge. After your attack, egress the target area at TREE TOP LEVEL and head to home base or nearest friendly airfield. INTELLIGENCE:- Expect heavy flak around the target area. Enemy fighters will now undoubtedly be patrolling the area due to the attack made earlier this morning by the Battles. Possibly in large numbers. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- 4/10ths cloud at 9000ft extending to 12,000ft. Wind 120 at 03 knots. Visibility Good. SIGNALS:- No. 15 Squadron call sign - CROW Ground Control call sign T O P H A T MISSION POINT AWARD:- 1 Mission Point will be awarded if two or more Blenheims return to any Friendly airfield. OR 1 bridge is destroyed. This mission is to be played 1 game per Squadron. I would like to have at least 9 players per Squadron. It might be the case that we need to "transfer" surplus pilots from a squadron to fill the gaps in other squadrons to even the numbers up. This will be done on the Sunday night. Good Luck Bunster _________________ F/Lt Bunny DSO** DFC*** 145 Squadron B Flight Leader, Blue Section Executive Officer 145 Squadron. http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...8-35-45-89.jpg No1Cheese |
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Last sundays mission saw Tangmere Pilots of all 4 Squadrons breaking down into 3 games to fly this mission,9 pilots took part in the mission i flew. 5 A/C Lead by Wg Cmdr Mothyp took on the 1st bridge,While Blue section lead as always by F/Lt Charlie went for the 2nd bridge with 4 A/C. Charlie went into a shallow dive to release his 2 500lb,closely followed by me,Moggy and Kluge. Charlie missed the tgt and pulled up to avoid the intense AAA. I dropped my bombs onto the tgt observing hits(see pic) but alas(again)the damn bridge was still standing!!!! Moggy and Kluge also missed the main tgt but both attracted a lot of attention from the defending AAA and both picked up damage for the flight home. Tangmere Pilots have a short break for Christmas but are back on Ops very soon. Hope all have a very Happy Christmas and a better New Year. S! Cheese. Forming up for outward leg http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-33-14-18.jpg Tight and tidy,supporting eachother http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-35-12-18.jpg Damge on tgt http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-54-22-21.jpg But it still stood!!! http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-55-22-21.jpg Made it home!!! http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-45-42-18.jpg Finals!!! http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-55-42-21.jpg NOW WHERES THEM EXTRA RATIONS OF BACON,DONT YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN ON OPS!!!! http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-59-22-21.jpg |
Happy New year Gents
After a short break Tangmere Pilots are once again back on Ops. This Sundays missions seems to be some sort of SCRAMBLE!!!!!!! Breifing follows........................... * * * ALL PILOTS WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION * * * * Mission 1 of 1 OPERATIONAL BRIEFING – Battle of France 35 ------------------------------------------------------ DATE:- 12th May 1940 ZERO:- 12:15 hours 501 Squadron - Cambrai airfield. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- Bloody Hell......look at that, flitting in & out of cloud at about 11 o'clock - Jerry bombers heading west. The cheeky blighters can't be much higher than 8,000 feet! Come on chaps, don't just stand there - GET ONE UP! SQUADRON SCRAMBLE! Hawker Hurricane 12lb boost Skin: TP_1940_Hurricane (markings off) Arming: Default & 100% fuel ROUTE :- SCRAMBLE > INTERCEPT BOMBERS > HOME FOR TEA. HEIGHT:- As required. INTEL: None relevant METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- Bright, some cloud. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 43 Squadron call sign - I M P I No. 145 Squadron call sign - R A B B I T No. 601 Squadron call sign - A N G E L Ground Control call sign – T O P H A T MISSION SUCCESS:- Mission point awarded if more enemy aircraft are shot down, than Hurricanes destroyed by enemy action. This mission will be flown in squadron strength: Hurricanes will take off from 2 parallel runways. _________________ P/O Dutch DSO*, DFC Green 2 145 Sqn. No1 Cheese |
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Just seen this and applied through your website - look forward to hearing from you. DB |
Hi Db You will be hearing :)
No1 Cheese |
Cool - look forward to it!
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Tonights mission saw 9 pilots of No1 Squadron Scramle to intercept an incoming raid.There was roughly the same numbers in the 3 other Squadrons,flying the same mission but in the own Squadron strength.
Most of us made it back in one way or another,i hit a He111 causing damage as i went in to finish him of i "caught one"in the engine and managed to glide back to base. 9e/a where claimed with 1 friendly a/c lost(most made it back with some sort of damage!!!) No1 MadMick doing what he does best!! http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-19-11-93.jpg Sqdn Ldr Mothyp "finishing off another 1" http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-20-29-78.jpg 1 that wont be making it back http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-23-22-71.jpg No1 Tufty landing at our base http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1-28-35-29.jpg No1Cheese |
This weeks sees each Sqdn break into 2 flights each with different comms.
------------------------------------------------------ DATE:- 12th May 1940 ZERO:- 15:00 hours No. 3 Squadron, 63 (Fighter) Wing, No. 14 Group. Lille-Marq Airfield OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- Wing has just ordered the squadron to fly two separate Flight strength patrols: one to Leuven, east of Brussels (BB15), and the other to Dinant (BC9/BC8). Patrol the assigned area until ammunition or fuel requires the Flight to turn for home. Hawker Hurricane 12lb boost Skin: TP_1940_Hurricane (markings off) Arming: Default & 100% fuel ROUTE : At discretion of Flight Commanders HEIGHT:- At discretion of Flight Commanders. Group advises Angels 10 or above. INTEL: Some reports that German armour has reached as far west and south as Breda in its advance through Holland. Our fighter squadrons remain in constant action with the enemy. Bimelech wins the Preakness Stakes. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- Fine; Patchy cloud. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 43 Squadron call sign - I M P I No. 145 Squadron call sign - R A B B I T No. 601 Squadron call sign - A N G E L Ground Control call sign – T O P H A T MISSION NOTES:- The mission will be flown by squadron, but at flight strength. That is, each mission will contain two flights, each on a separate comms. channel. There will be no waypoints in this mission. Which flight proceeds to which patrol area is purely at the discretion of the Squadron Leaders. There will be three versions of this mission: 6-7 players 8-9 players 10-12 players Remember to SELECT FUEL. MISSION SUCCESS:- 50% of the Squadron's aircraft land at HOME BASE (Lille) with airworthy aircraft (i.e. no bent props). P/O Hatter No1Cheese |
"The tale of two flights"
No1 Squadron consisted of 8 pilots tonight(1 of 4 Squadrons of similar strenght all flying the same mission)in 3 flights,red,blue and green. Red Flight Led by Tangmeres Wing Co MothyP took 3 A/C,Griffin and Jacko went to Leuven, east of Brussels (BB15) While Blue and Green fly(consisting of 5 very able pilots me included:) to Dinant (BC9/BC8). Whilst Blue and Green Flt where looking pretty forming up in the "good old Hendon"fashion Red flight (who where quite some distance away)where bounced by Me109s who were escorting Ju87s to there tgt. Unable to help in any way possible we heard as 1 by 1 the pilots of red flt fell to the overwhelming numbers of 109s Blue and Green Flt continued of there given fly path and eventually made it back to there base,unhindered by enemy opposition(which is more than can be said for Red Llt!!!!) No1 Cheese Blue2 Tangmere Pilots P/O Jacko (No1 Press Officer)report follows...................... http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t.../BOFWk36-1.jpg |
Tonights breif,Mission made by No1 MothyP(TP WgCo)
As it says this mission No37 in this great campaign and its getting better and better. * * * ALL PILOTS WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION * * * * Mission 1 of 1 OPERATIONAL BRIEFING – Battle of France 37 ------------------------------------------------------ DATE:- 13th May 1940 ZERO:- 06:40 hours No. 1 Squadron, 67 (Fighter) Wing, . Berry Au Bac (Cambrai on our map) OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- Settle down chaps The Bull's back from Belgium safe but he reports things on the ground are grim, he saw some colonial French troops heading for the front and right before his eyes a damaged one-eleven landed next to them in a field, the blighters hopped over the fence dragged the crew out and lopped of their heads!! Then carried onto the front without saying a word. Anyway Panther have asked us to Patrol Vouziers(Hirson on our map) Angels 15 , They feel it would be a good show to put up a squadron strength,so get to it Hawker Hurricane 12lb boost Skin: TP_1940_Hurricane (markings off) Arming: Default & 100% fuel METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- Fine; Patchy cloud. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 43 Squadron call sign - I M P I No. 145 Squadron call sign - R A B B I T No. 601 Squadron call sign - A N G E L Ground Control call sign – T O P H A T Good Luck Mission Point: 50% of Hurris land at home base able to be refuelled and take off again. No1Cheese |
Last nights mission No1 was joined by No43 squadron to fly our separate patrol routes.
No43 made contact with the enemy 1st and sent out an immediate contact report!!!! The remainder on No1”booted it” twds the contact area. We could see in the distance.11 o clock slightly low at least 9 He111s. No1 Charlie(Blue Ldr) took us in for a perfect beam attack,all getting hits(unfortunately the got hits on me too). What do I do,go home with 90% ammo left or try to have another go? YEP I tried,I went in on the last bomber on 2 beam attacks,I pushed my luck to much and on the 3rd we collided and I had to hit the silk!!! Here are some screenshots from the mission. No1 Charlie going in to attack http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1121-40-29.jpg Charlie again getting hits on another E/A http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1121-40-08.jpg Controled chaos!! http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1121-30-39.jpg No1Kluge(blue3) going in for attack http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...1121-32-14.jpg All in all another great mission and great fun. Mission No37 is over,its getting better and better. I wonderwhere this is all leading too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_3nnjl5YTM No1 Cheese Blue2 Tangmere Pilots S! |
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Hey im liking the Video :)
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Whoa, one of the best IL2-vids I've seen, thanks!
This doesn't make the wait for March release one bit easier! :cool: |
Tonights Breifing Mission made by F/lt Bunny
He normally throws a spanner in the works so this wont be and easy one. • * ALL PILOTS WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION * * * * BoF38 13th May 1940 ZERO:- 06:50 hours – Reims-Champagne (Arras on our map) OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:-73 Squadron: Squadron Scramble!!! Large formations of enemy a/c seen heading towards Reims (Laon on our map). Last reported at Angels 20, last known heading approx 120. Dont just stand there, get a ruddy move on! Aircraft: Hawker Hurricane 12lb boost Skin: TP_1940_Hurricane (markings off) Arming: Default & 100% fuel METHOD:- Take off from Reims-Champagne and head towards Reims. Try to climb to Angels 20 as soon as possible. Bombers are priority! Be mindful of enemy fighters escorting the bomber formations. INTELLIGENCE:- Low cloud and worsening enemy ground fire is hampering our reconnaisance flights, so information is sparse. We expect the enemy to continue to target communication centres. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- 6/10ths cloud at 1500ft extending to 3,000ft. Wind 090 at 04 knots. Visibility Poor to fair. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 43 Squadron call sign - I M P I No. 145 Squadron call sign - R A B B I T No. 601 Squadron call sign - A N G E L Ground Control call sign – T O P H A T MISSION POINT AWARD:- 1 Mission Point will be awarded if 50% of Hurricanes that took off, land back at home base and would be able to take off again. This mission is to be in Squadron strength. Good luck Bunster _________________ F/Lt Bunny DSO** DFC*** 145 Squadron B Flight Leader, Blue Section Executive Officer 145 Squadron. No1Cheese |
Last nights mission(No38 of our current campaign) was made by F/Lt Bunny DSO** DFC***
145 Squadron B Flight Leader, Blue Section Executive Officer 145 Squadron. Now as stated before, he normally throws the odd spanner in the works but this week the GIT did well. As from now Baron Von Bunster is not being spoken too by the rest of the tangmere pilots(and rightly so). I can only talk for No1 squadron(but I think the other 3 lesser squadrons followed in the same path) climbed to angels 20. Then our C/O No1 MothyP gave the order for B Flt and Green Flt to climb to angels 25. Now at that height in an early mk Hurribus is one thing,we was pretty well strung out as we tried to form on Blue Flt Ldr Charlie,but it all come together when it mattered most. We encountered 8 110s as they attacked A flt,I called”BREAK BREAK” to the C/O and he managed to miss the attention of the ferocious guns of the the 110 that was diving on him. After that it was was all for himself as we dived and turned to try to get the upper hand on the enemy fighters,bearing in mind that we was after the bloody bombers that we had not seen.As we made it back to base,in dribs and drabs we had accounted ourselves well. P/O Griffin managed to land in one piece and was saying to “See Boss I can do it” when 3 He 111s appeared over our base as we was on finals!!!! Griff took off once again(having a full load of ammo)into the fray again,climbing and making contact with Madmick to have a go at the hun again. Know what followedwill go down in No1(virtual)Folk law. Griff took off(after landing successfully(PHEW) to get another crack at the bombers over head,Mick(who just happens to be a bit of a dab hand at shooting the b**tards from the sky was with him!!!! As they both went into attack Griff shouted” theres a smoker and thers another 1” And then couldn’t make it back to base because of engine trouble!!! Mick on the other hand landed back at base with a few shared kills(1 of my 110s) and was heard to say”cheers for the back up griff,but you weren’t really needed!!) Bloody Great mission with more than a few surprises,how they do it week in week out really does amaze me,and im a noobe only being with them 2 yrs!!!!! All the Best Cheese As Usual what follows is the of No1s own Press officer P/O Jacko http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...t1/BOFWk38.jpg |
Good eveng gentleman
Just the update for this Sundays mission.This should be ok because like me P/O Duth supports THFC !!!! unlike Bunny who watches Munich or something like that!!! Things are hotting up around here! We are getting reports of the enemy at all fronts and everyone is starting to feel the strain. Constant air patrols,early morning readiness and the last minute flights are taking there toll,how the poor bloody erks manage one only knows. Cheese * * * ALL PILOTS WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION * * * * Mission 1 of 1 OPERATIONAL BRIEFING – Battle of France 39 ------------------------------------------------------ DATE:- 12th May 1940 ZERO:- 15:45 hours 3 Squadron - Cambrai airfield. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- Just had a communiqué from Panther – sketchy gen, but things aren’t looking too good. Jerry is pushing into Belgium at a rate of knots, & it looks as though The Dutch may not last too much longer. All we can do is keep knocking down as many Hun as we can. Orders are for a squadron strength patrol along the route marked on the briefing map. We’ll be up quite a long time, so watch your fuel situation - we’ll patrol at angels 10. Take off in half an hour – any questions?......no……good. Hawker Hurricane 12lb boost Skin: TP_1940_Hurricane (markings off) Arming: Default & 100% fuel ROUTE :- CAMBRAI > HIRSON > DINANT > CHARLEROI > VALENCIENNES > CAMBRAI. HEIGHT:- 10,000 feet INTEL: Reports from this morning indicate that the Luftwaffe is making a concerted effort to knock out our airfields with it’s medium bombers. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- Bright, some cloud. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 43 Squadron call sign - I M P I No. 145 Squadron call sign - R A B B I T No. 601 Squadron call sign - A N G E L Ground Control call sign – T O P H A T MISSION SUCCESS:- No more pilots are killed or captured than shown below: 5 player – 1 pilot 6 player – 1 pilot 7 player – 2 pilots 8 player – 2 pilots 9 player – 3 pilots 10 player – 3 pilots 11 player – 4 pilots 12 player – 4 pilots This mission will be flown in squadron strength: Hurricanes will take off from 2 parallel runways. _________________ P/O Dutch DSO*, DFC Green 2 145 Sqn. |
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Absolutly GUTTED!!!!!
I couldnt join last nights mission due to tech problems. Really gutted about this because i love to get comfortable with a few beers,relax and enjoy the dogfights before the mission(which i joined,but when it come to mission time thats when probs started). Anyway P/O dutch posted this about the mission he tried to depict,and by all accounts it was a very tough mission. 35+ pilots of Tangemere took part in this mission,8 Pilots from No1 took part(less me :rolleyes:) and only 1 pilot,Flt Sgt Kluge made it back to base safe and sound managing to take down a 109. __________________________________________________ ________ Based on..... Sqn Ldr Gifford set off at the head of 6 Hurricanes of 3 squadron to patrol the Wavre-Louvain area. 8 a/c were seen flying low by red section; identified as Hs126 observation a/c, & attacked. 2 were claimed destroyed by Sgt Roy Wilkinson & Sgt Dennis Allen. An He111 of KG54 was then sighted & engaged by F/L Walter Churchill & Allen, who together with P/O Frank Carey of blue section, claimed that the bomber fell to their attack. Carey then joined F/O Dickie Ball in pursuit of a Do17, but the latter was heard to call for help having been bounced by 5 109s [of 1/JG21]. Ball was seriously wounded in the thigh, crash-landed & was taken prisoner, but succumbed to his wounds on 4th June. _________________ P/O Dutch DSO*, DFC Green 2 145 Sqn. ------------ No1 Cheese |
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This Sundays mission,made by Flying Officer Hatter No145 Squadron.
Sounds like a good one (as usual),I like the missions when we team up with another Squadron. We normally fly on different comms channels(Ventrillo) so we are all up in the same part of the sky together but going about the mission in each Squadrons own way. I wonder who’s going to get the job at Angels 20? No1 Cheese • * * ALL PILOTS WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION * * * * Mission 1 of 1 OPERATIONAL BRIEFING – Battle of France 40 ------------------------------------------------------ DATE:- 13th May 1940 ZERO:- 08:00 hours Nos. 85 & 87 Squadrons, 60 (Fighter) Wing, No.14 Group - Lille OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- Jerry's up early this morning, chaps, and he's come in numbers. Group has received reports of Luftwaffe activity from observers north-east of Antwerp: numerous, large formations of enemy aircraft were observed crossing the front on heading 240 towards Antwerp and Ghent. SCRAMBLE and intercept the raid. Hawker Hurricane 12lb boost Skin: TP_1940_Hurricane (markings off) Arming: Default & 100% fuel ROUTE :- LILLE>COURTRAI>GHENT>ANTWERP HEIGHT:- Intercept Squadrons to fly at ANGELS 10 and ANGELS 20. INTEL: There are confused reports that German armour is crossing the River Meuse at Sedan and Dinant. Additional reports that Queen Wilhelmina and the Dutch government are preparing to evacuate to London. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- Clear skies with excellent visibility. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 43 Squadron call sign - I M P I No. 145 Squadron call sign - R A B B I T No. 601 Squadron call sign - A N G E L Ground Control call sign – T O P H A T MISSION SUCCESS:- The following criteria apply PER Squadron. If either one of the two squadrons lose more than amounts indicated below, neither will gain a Mission Point. E.g. for 24 player game: Squadron A loses 1 pilot and 3 aircraft and Squadron B losses 3 Pilots and 4 aircraft = No Mission Point for A or B. 20-24 Players = no more than 3 Pilots KIA and 4 aircraft lost. 16-19 Players = no more than 2 Pilots KIA and 3 aircraft lost. 12-15 Players = no more than 1 Pilot KIA and 2 aircraft lost. MISSION NOTE:- The Mission will be flown in PAIRED squadron strength. Brass will assign the pairings on Sunday, depending on available strength. The Squadrons will take off from neighbouring airfields north/south of Lille. The mission will be available in the following flavours: 20-24 Players 16-19 Players 12-15 Players _________________ Looking forward to this one,cheers Hatter. No1 Cheese |
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I am posting two breifings here as i couldnt make last weeks mission and what a mission to miss. Battles protected by Hurricanes and it seems the boys did ok aswell which surprises me as i wasnt there!!!! Anyway heres the breifing for the 1st mission..................................... * * * ALL PILOTS WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION * * * * Mission 1 of 1 OPERATIONAL BRIEFING – Battle of France 41 ------------------------------------------------------ DATE:- 14th May 1940 ZERO:- 05:15 hours No. 88 Squadron, 75 (Bomber) Wing, Mourmelon No. 1 Squadron, 67(Fighter) Wing Vassincourt OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- Operation Order No 664 to 75 & 67 Wings, repeated 71 &76 Wings & N Eagle. From Panther. 14.5.40 Cancel my ops No 662, 13.5.40. Confirming telephone conversations at 0100 hrs with G/C A.H. Wann. Requirement is now to attack two bridges west of Sedan to deny the enemy their use. Strength of attack: 2x section of three battles Aim of Attack: To destroy bridges Tactics left to the discretion of section leaders but attack shold be made at first light. One flight of fighters to be detailed by OC67 Wing to operate in support of bombers.Method of co-operation to be concerted between 75 & 67 Wing. Enemy opposition expected to be strong in neighbourhood of target. timed at 0145 IMMEDIATE Hawker Hurricane 12lb boost Skin: TP_1940_Hurricane (markings off) Arming: Default & 100% fuel Fairey Battle Skin: TP_1940 Arming:TBA ROUTE :- Mourmelon>Sedan> METHOD: Battles to fly a direct line to Sedan at no higher than 3000ft, bomb the two bridges in BC2 North East corner, they straddle two rivers joining the Meuse and are on the same road out of Sedan. Hurricanes are to take off from your temporary base and head south to RV with Battles in AW1/2 Section leaders are to decide on the tactics, the height is mandatory for the Battles. HEIGHT:- 88 Squadron 3000FT. INTEL: The enemy is in Sedan and about to break out to the west across the only two bridges in the area, we expect heavy Ground and airbourne resistance METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- Hazy morning mist and reduced visibilty. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 88 Squadron call sign - S E R P E N T Ground Control call sign – T O P H A T MISSION SUCCESS:- Both bridges are destroyed BATTLES ARE TO BE FULLY CREWED WITH LEFT OVERS TAKING HURRICANES SEPERATE COMMS FOR FIGHTERS/BOMBERS That Mission and Breifing was made by W/Co Mothy P Now this weeks mission see us taking off with ALL TANGMERE PILOTS in 1 mission,flying together. It doesnt happen that often we fly as a Wing(obvious reasons really,it takes a long time to get 40+ pilots airborne etc etc) but its a great online experience. Heres this weeks Breif............................................. .................................................. ................ * * * ALL PILOTS WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION * * * * Mission 1 of 1 (Combined Tangmere Wing Ops mission) BoF42 14th May 1940 ZERO:- 12:20 hours OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- No. 21 Squadron (Blenheim), No. 110 Squadron (Blenheim), No. 1 Squadron (Hurricane) and Armee de l'Air (French Hawk 75) Operation Order No 667 to 2 Group (UK) and No1 Squadron AASF. From Panther. 14.5.40 Confirming telephone conversations at 0900 hrs. Planned attack is to be brought forward to 12:20 hrs. Requirement to attack enemy pontoon bridges and enemy troop convoys in the Sedan area. Strength of attack: 2 x Flights of 8 Blenheims Aim of Attack: To destroy pontoon bridges and enemy troop convoys Gentlemen, Earlier this morning the AASF were given orders to attack three bridges in the Sedan sector and two in the Dinant area. During the night information has been received to the effect that the French have destroyed the bridges at Dinant and have attacked German road convoys in the same area. Therefore we are to concentrate our attacks on the pontoon bridges at Sedan. Two Blenheim Squadrons will lead the attack escorted by Hurricanes and Hawks from the Armee de l'Air. A number of Battles have already attacked the Sedan area earlier today and have met with heavy flak and large numbers of enemy fighters, be in no doubt that this will be a difficult mission. No. 21 Squadron (flown by No145 Squadron) AIRCRAFT:-8 x Bristol Blenheim Mk IV SKIN:- TP_ skins FUEL & WEAPON LOAD:- 100% fuel & 2x500lb bombs METHOD:- Take off from St Quentin (AQ3). Head to your RV point at Hirson (AX5). Hurricanes from No1 Sqd will RV with you at Hirson. When all a/c assembled, continue to RV point at Charleville-Mezieres (BA3). The Blenheims from 110 Sqd and the French fighters will RV with you at this point. Your group will arrive some 5 mins after 110 Sqd and their French escorts. Keep to tree-top height at all times. When the whole attack group is assembled, head to the targets at Sedan (BC2 - Centre). Proceed to attack pontoon bridges and enemy road convoys in this area. When your attack is completed, head back to home base. No. 1 Squadron (flown by No1 Squadron) AIRCRAFT:- 8 x Hurricane Mk I 12lb SKIN:- TP_ skins FUEL & WEAPON LOAD:- 100% Fuel & default weapons METHOD:- Take off from the airfield in (AU5). Head to your RV point at Hirson (AX5). Blenheims from No21 Sqd will RV with you at Hirson. When all a/c assembled, continue to RV point at Charleville-Mezieres (BA3). The Blenheims from 110 Sqd and the French fighters will RV with you at this point. Your group will arrive some 5 mins after 110 Sqd and their French escorts. Height to be decided by flight leader. When the whole attack group is assembled, head to the targets at Sedan (BC2 - Centre). Provide escort for the bombers of 21 Sqd at all times. When the attack is completed, head back to home base. No. 110 Squadron (flown by 601 Squadron) AIRCRAFT:- 8 x Bristol Blenheim Mk IV SKIN:- TP_ skins FUEL & WEAPON LOAD:- 100% fuel & 2x500lb bombs METHOD:- Take off from Laon (AT1). Head to your RV point at Charleville-Mezieres (BA3). Hawk 75's from the Armee de l'Air will RV with you at Charleville-Mezieres. When all a/c assembled, loiter at this position until the Blenheims from 21 Sqd and the Hurricanes from No1 Sqd arrive. Your group will arrive some 5 mins before 21 Sqd and their escorts. Keep to tree-top height at all times. When the whole attack group is assembled, head to the targets at Sedan (BC2 - Centre). Proceed to attack pontoon bridges and enemy road convoys in this area. When your attack is completed, head back to home base. Armee de l'Air (flown by 43 Squadron) AIRCRAFT:- 8 x Hawk 75 SKIN:- TP_ skins FUEL & WEAPON LOAD:- 100% Fuel & default weapons METHOD:- Take off from the airfield in (AW2). Head to your RV point at Charleville-Mezieres (BA3). Blenheims from No110 Sqd will RV with you at Charleville-Mezieres. The Blenheims from 110 Sqd and the French fighters will RV with you at this point. When all a/c assembled, loiter at this position until the Blenheims from 21 Sqd and the Hurricanes from No1 Sqd arrive. Your group will arrive some 5 mins before 21 Sqd and their escorts. Height to be decided by flight leader. When the whole attack group is assembled, head to the targets at Sedan (BC2 - Centre). Provide escort for the bombers of 110 Sqd at all times. When the attack is completed, head back to home base. INTELLIGENCE:- Expect heavy flak around the Sedan area. Enemy fighters will now undoubtedly be on high alert after the previous attacks. There are 4 pontoon bridges in the area. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- 3/10ths cloud at 5000ft extending to 8,000ft. Wind 030 at 02 knots. Visibility Good. SIGNALS:- No. 21 Squadron call sign – W A S P No. 119 Squadron call sign – H A T C H E T No. 1 Squadron call sign – F I L M S T A R Armee de l'Air call sign – P A R I S Ground Control call sign T O P H A T MISSION POINT AWARD:- 1 Mission Point will be awarded if 2 or more pontoon bridges are destroyed AND at least 6 Blenheims make it back to a friendly base. Mission Notes:- This will be a 4 Squadron combined Ops mission with 1 host. No1 will be in Hurricanes No43 will be in Hawks No145 will be No.21 Sqd Blenheims No601 will be No.110 Sqd Blenheims Depending on numbers on the night, we may change the positions as required. Both Blenheim Squadrons will share the same comms, Hurricanes and Hawks will be on seperate comms. These positions were selected by random of course. If any Sqd/Ldr has a very good reason for not wanting to fly their respective positions, please let me know. We will fill the bomber slots first on Sunday night to a maximum of 8 Blenheims in each Blenheim Squadron. Extra pilots in that Squadron will take gunner slots. Good Luck Bunster _________________ F/Lt Bunny DSO** DFC*** 145 Squadron B Flight Leader, Blue Section Executive Officer 145 Squadron. I wont be missing this mission.Its surprising how gutted i feel when i cant make a Sunday Op,feel like ive really missed out!! Anyway Cheese signing out,wait for after battle report.... No1 Cheese |
The excellent missions of the last 2 weeks by Mothy & Bunny have portrayed the heroic, but ultimately fruitless & costly attempts by the RAF & the French Air force to stop the German crossing of the Meuse in the vicinity of Sedan.
For those interested, here is a bit more info....... On the 10th May 1940 the German Army launched massive ground attacks against The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France supported by the formidable power of the German Air Force with its extensive numerical superiority over the Allies. By the evening of the 13th May the situation had become extremely grave as the Germans began to cross the River Meuse in considerable strength. This threatened the front and also the whole area around Reims where the RAF Advanced Air Striking Force was based. The RAF squadrons in France had already incurred very heavy losses in intensive operations during the first three days of the invasion. Shortly before midnight on the 13th May the AASF was ordered by its commanding officer, Air Marshall Barratt, to prepare to attack three pontoon bridges in the Sedan sector and two in the Dinant area on the following day. Both attacks were given the highest priority. During the night information was received to the effect that the French had destroyed the bridges at Dinant and had attacked German road convoys and troop movements in the same area. The AASF Squadron were therefore instructed to concentrate on the pontoon bridges at Sedan from dawn on the 14th May. 103 Squadron was on stand by at 03:30 and eight Fairey Battles led by F/O Havers took off at 05:05. A fighter escort by Hurricanes from 73 Squadron was provided. As they arrived in the target area they found there were four pontoon bridges over the River Meuse and one over the River Cheres, all within a radius of six miles from Sedan. The eight Battles attacked and one bridge was seen to be hit. No fighter opposition was encountered but there was considerable light flak and small arms fire. All eight Battles returned although Sgt C D Parry was badly wounded by ground fire. He managed, with great difficulty, to fly back to the vicinity of the Squadron airfield at Betheniville and crash-landed. He was later awarded DFM. Four Battles from 150 Squadron took off later that morning with fighter escort and made further attacks. Despite considerable opposition from light flak they managed to score several hits and escaped back to their airfield at Ecury. Shortly after a single Bristol Blenheim from 114 Squadron carried out an armed reconnaissance around Sedan-Givonne-Boullion to report on enemy troop movements. Large numbers of German troops and motor transport were noted in the area. A shallow dive bombing attack was made on a German column near Bosseval and the aircraft sustained some damage. The French Air Force launched three attacks with fighter escort in the area of Sedan later that morning and into the afternoon. As the afternoon progressed the pressure was still on in the Sedan area and it became imperative that a major effort was required by the AASF to try and stem the German advance. Orders were given that every available bomber was to be made ready and a plan was devised with the French Air Force for concerted attacks to take place in the Sedan area throughout the rest of the day. The air battles of the previous four days had already taken a heavy toll and the 10 bomber squadrons of the AASF had only 71 aircraft operational between them for the operations that afternoon. 19 Battles from 12 Squadron, 142 Squadron and 226 Squadron of 76 Wing were first into action in mid afternoon. 12 Squadron were tasked to bomb enemy columns on the road from Sedan to Givonne. These attacks were made in the face of fierce flak and fighter opposition and four of the five Battles were shot down. The fifth managed to limp back to base at Amifontaine. The eight Battles of 142 Squadron and six Battles of 226 Squadron were tasked to attack the bridges between Sedan and Mouzon. Again the opposition from flak and fighters was intense with the attacks pressed home through withering ground fire and walls of tracer. 142 Squadron lost four aircraft and 226 Squadron lost three. Several hits were claimed on the bridges and at least one Bf 109 was claimed as shot down by a returning air gunner with several more claimed as damaged. It was then the turn of 71 Wing. 15 Battles of 105 Squadron and 150 Squadron were tasked to attack bridges in the Sedan area and eight Blenheims of 114 Squadron and 139 Squadron were to attack enemy troop columns. All four Battles of 150 Squadron were shot down and six out of 11 from 105 Squadron. The Blenheims of 114 Squadron and 139 Squadron observed large numbers of enemy troops and transport on the roads in the area and pressed home their attacks losing a total of five aircraft. The position was clearly hopeless and the operations almost suicidal but the raids continued. 75 Wing made up of 88 Squadron with 10 Battles, 103 Squadron with eight Battles and 218 Squadron with seven Battles flew the next attack. The targets were again to be the bridges and enemy columns in the Sedan area. 103 Squadron made dive-bombing attacks on the bridges at low level and once more the defenders took their toll. Three Battles were shot down. The aircraft of P/O V A Cunningham received a direct flak hit and exploded in mid air killing the pilot and his gunner. F/O T B Fitzgerald was wounded by flak but pressed home his attack. He crash landed returning to base but was able to return to the squadron the following day with his gunner. F/O Fitzgerald was awarded the DFC for his actions on this day. Sgt G Beardsley was shot down by a Bf 109 and crash-landed. With his gunner he walked 15 miles through the forward battle area and was picked up by French forces. They returned to the squadron on the 17th May. 88 Squadron fared comparatively well losing only one aircraft but 218 Squadron lost five aircraft. In view of the appalling losses sustained during the afternoon further attacks by the AASF were cancelled and an attack by the French Air Force was postponed. An attack by Blenheim squadrons of 2 Group in the UK was, however, brought forward. 21 Squadron, 107 Squadron and 110 Squadron tasked 30 Blenheims to bomb targets at Sedan and were provided with a fighter escort by the RAF and French Air Force. The aircraft of 107 Squadron all bombed enemy columns despite being subjected to moderate flak, which damaged five aircraft. All returned to base. 110 Squadron encountered Bf 109s and intense flak whilst making low level bombing attacks on enemy columns losing five of their number. 21 Squadron met similar opposition attacking pontoon bridges and troop columns. Two Blenheims were lost to fighter attack and another was written off in a crash landing on return to base at Bodney. The returning air gunners claimed several Bf 109s shot down. That night the French Air Force mounted a raid. 226 Squadron of the AASF made a token night attack with two Battles taking off at 20:50. Both bombed troop movements in the area of Sedan. Sgt Hoyle was the last to return at 23:35, his Battle with leaking fuel tanks caused by flak. During the day the bombers of the AASF and 2 Gp had detailed a total of 112 sorties. Of these 42 aircraft had been lost with several more crash landing on return and at least 15 others sustaining various degrees of significant damage. Since the 10th May 50% of the AASF Battles had been lost and the two AASF Blenheim squadrons had almost been wiped out. On the 14th May RAF fighter squadrons of the AASF and Air Component based in France had been stretched almost to breaking point. The Luftwaffe had been mounting raids of their own in considerable numbers. The fighters had been heavily engaged in intercepting these attacks and had not had sufficient numbers to provide effective escort to the RAF bombers as well. The RAF fighter squadrons lost 27 Hurricanes during the day. French fighter squadrons were similarly heavily committed during the same period. Luftwaffe reports show a total of 38 of their aircraft destroyed and eight damaged in combat with the RAF fighters on that day. Subsequent reconnaissance showed that at least one pontoon bridge and one permanent bridge were destroyed and several more were damaged. As for the road targets some success was achieved but the German army was advancing in such force that these were not sufficient to cause them major problems. During the day the French army had mounted a counter attack which had stabilised the situation for some hours but a much greater effort was going to be required in the days to come to check the German advance fully. Air Marshall Barratt knew that his depleted bomber squadrons would be unable to repeat their efforts of the 14th and a few more days of these horrendous casualties would wipe them out all together. On the 15th May he ordered that the Battle squadrons were to fly operations only by night unless absolutely necessary. Important lessons had been learned from the first four days of the Battle of France. It was clear that the Battles and Blenheims were unable to operate by daylight against targets heavily defended by fighters and flak without the protection of close supporting fighter escort in large numbers. Low level attacks in daylight had proved very costly bringing the aircraft into the range of the highly effective and well-organised German light flak. The Battles and Blenheims themselves lacked adequate performance and were too lightly armed so were unable to look after themselves. Both aircraft were lacking in armour and self-sealing fuel tanks and were very vulnerable in combat. The commitment and quality of the pilots and crews was, however, above any criticism and all had shown remarkable courage and skill in the face of the most difficult of situations. The tactics regarding fighter escort were quickly reviewed and whenever possible future daylight operations were supported by close fighter escort from the RAF squadrons in France and/or fighter units based on the South coast of the England. The bomber force was used more sparingly and often by night and attacks were now usually made from an altitude which was beyond the effective range of light flak and small arms. These measures cut the losses amongst the bomber force significantly. The end of the Battle of France brought the end of the Fairey Battle as an operational bomber and it was soon phased out. The Bristol Blenheim soldiered on for a number of years and, in spite of its limitations, gave valuable service operating over Western Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Far East. The events of the 14th May 1940 and the three previous days had been traumatic for the RAF and the experience had showed that many lessons that had been learnt the hard way in WW1 had already been forgotten. These lessons were, however, quickly relearnt and acted on during the coming years when the RAF fighters and bombers grew to become highly effective and played a major roles in the final defeat of Hitler and the Third Reich. _________________ P/O Dutch DSO*, DFC Green 2 145 Sqn. |
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Tonights mission briefing.Mission built by P/O Dutch. Section strenght tonight. * * * ALL PILOTS WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION * * * * Mission 1 of 1 OPERATIONAL BRIEFING – Battle of France 43 ------------------------------------------------------ DATE:- 15th May 1940 ZERO:- 07:30 hours No.1 Squadron - Cambrai airfield. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- Wing have just reported a Jerry formation heading our way - looks like we might be the target. They were on a heading of 240 degrees, approaching Charleroi at approx 10 to 12 thousand feet; 10+ bandits – twin engine types. Scramble 2 sections, head for Charleroi & intercept. Hawker Hurricane 12lb boost Skin: TP_1940_Hurricane (markings off) Arming: Default & 100% fuel ROUTE :- CAMBRAI > CHARLEROI HEIGHT:- At Flight Leader’s discretion INTEL: Things aren’t looking good. The Dutch surrendered yesterday, & we have reports that the German Army have broken through the French line along the river Meuse at Sedan. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- Bright, some cloud. SIGNALS:- No. 1 Squadron call sign - F I L M S T A R No. 43 Squadron call sign - I M P I No. 145 Squadron call sign - R A B B I T No. 601 Squadron call sign - A N G E L Ground Control call sign – T O P H A T MISSION SUCCESS:- Destroy as many enemy aircraft as you have pilots in your mission. Plus, suffer no more than 1 pilot KIA. This mission will be flown in flight strength. There will be missions for 3/4/5/6 players Hurricanes will take off from 2 parallel runways. (except for 3 player mission) _________________ P/O Dutch DSO*, DFC Green 2 145 Sqn. ------------ |
At about 07.30, six Hurricanes of 1 squadron's A flight were scrambled on the approach of a raid, & met 40 Do17Zs of I & II/KG3 escorted by about 15 Bf110s of III/ZG26.
In the ensuing series of dogfights, 110s were claimed by F/L Johny Walker, F/O Iggy Kilmartin, Sgt Frank Soper & Sgt Taffy Clowes. Walker force landed after being hit, while F/O Paul Richey's a/c was shot down in flames, although he claimed one & a probable. Despite the attention of the Hurricanes, some of the raiders got through & bombs dropped across the centre of Berry-au-Bac airfield. So many of the sorties the real life chaps flew were against impossible odds - so that's what I was aiming for - lots of baddies against not many of you....although to give you half a chance the majority were rookies. I tried to manipulate it so that you'd primarily engage the 110s (as in RL) - but that didn't quite work out, at least in 145 B flight's fight. _________________ P/O Dutch DSO*, DFC Green 2 145 Sqn. |
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Since we was posted to France Tangemere Pilots have had many online adventures.
The thinking was that we would fly the Battle of France Campaign(a fantastic effort from our mission builders,litterally every week brought a new surprise,and i for one loved flying the Hurribus) then maybe go on and fly DAH DAH DAH!!!!!! THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN in Cliffs of Dover!! Although we all hope that one day this will live up to what is expected for the 40+Online pilots of Tangmere at the moment it falls short(You have never met me,that takes a lot for me to say!!!) Although actually the battle lasted weeks,we would have flown it for months and months,flying all types of a/c and missions,with no doubt some "funnys"thrown in for good measure. Since my last post i volunteered for No333 Squadron(Banff Wing temporaly)and like a few other Tangmere Pilots asked for special duties,i know,i know being ex Army "you never volunteer for nuffing!!!!" But as stated before we fly our"Campaign Missions on a Sunday night,21:00 very sharp!! before that we tend to fly a d/f server and guninelly have a laugh when our Trg Instructor crashes into imaginary trees!!! Anyway any anyway as i was saying,i volunteered for this"SPECIAL DUTIES" and after the special duties Flt carried out there Recce Flt somewhere in Norway,photos provided to the the rest of the Wng, little did i know that i would be asked to lead the WHOLE Tangmere Wing in on an OPS night!!! Had to give the C.O a set of of orders,flight plan,height,weather route in etc etc etc!!! Thats because i volunteered,you wont be expected to(unless you want to ) im normally Blue2 ie wingman to a bloke called No1 Charlie,hes ok as far as ldrs go but hes normally stuck in "traffic" or on face book talking to.... ER ooops sorry Charlie!!!!! Thats how The Tangmere Pilots work,A good laugh with mates(and i have met quite a few over the last 3 odd yrs ive been with this lot) when we can,ie trg on a tues and d/f on sunday(not to mention the COOPs on a friday night, i cant seem to make them as im normally out:) ) If you want to know more please send our Trg officer an e mail(or if you want to no more before you committ send me a pm:)) Ive got to say,ive downloaded missions from the net that people rave about but they are seriously nothing compared to what our"boffins" bang out week after week,and whats more 90% of them are historical,as are our campaigns What follows is a few pics of our ongoing battles with the hun(and if you see a message that reads"No1 Cheese just got shot down by flak etc etc,well even IL2 has its bugs)also a few of our last weekly updates from Jacko(our spy) So if your interested in joing a group of blokes that enjoy the same things you do and genuinly have a laugh,get intouch. What have you got to lose? We have FOUR active Squadrons and you could be posted to any of them(provided you pass OTU ) Hope to hear from you No1 Cheese No1 Squadron Tangmere Pilots Pics to follow. ps ive just got in from work and cant get a spell checker to work so excuse me for any mistale in my speellinng |
As promised,this was the "brief"we was given.
No333 then went out on there Recce Flt and come back with the following goods. The Recce Flt has strict orders not to engage the enemy. Now dont think this is a short straw(ang on,who keeps mentioning height !!!!) because we fly the mssion that we give a breif on and we know what to expect(yeah ok the mission builder make it that simple . Heres the breif.......... Over the past 3 months, enemy air opposition had been fairly sporadic against the Wing. The Germans would no longer be content to send out single or small mixed groups of fighters to attack the Beaufighters and Mosquitos. On the 7th December, Staffels from JG5 moved into southern Norway and from this point the Strike Wing would be met with up to 40 enemy fighters, including Fw190's and Me109's, nearly every time the wing flew a strike operation. The Luftwaffe had 50 109's and 30 190's in operation from several bases including Gossen, the Mustang escorts were going to be kept very busy for the next for months........... * * * ALL PILOTS WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION * * * Mission 1 of 1 Banff Strike Wing 07 - Wing Op 7th December 1944 ZERO:- 08:10 hours OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- RAF Banff No 333 and No 235 Squadrons RAF Dallachy No 404 Squadron RAF Peterhead No 315 Squadron No 333 Squadron - Reconnaissance Briefing Gentlemen, Today it is our intention to strike back at the Luftwaffe with a large scale attack on the airbase at Gossen. Volunteers are required from 333 Sqd to fly a Photo/Recon mission to obtain photos of the airbase which will then be used as intelligence for the main attack. Your navigators have been provided with cameras for this mission. PATROL AREA(S):- Gossen - Grid G14 METHOD:- Take off from Banff. Fly at low level or as weather dictates. Navigate to patrol area(s). Note the positions of aircraft on the gorund, fuel / ammo dumps and hangers. Also take note of flak installations and density. DO NOT ATTACK ANY ENEMY SHIPPING. DO NOT ENGAGE ANY ENEMY AIRCRAFT UNLESS IN SELF DEFENCE. Maximum of 6 x No 333 Squadron (Banff) Call Sign:- W E A V E R AIRCRAFT:- De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk VI SKIN: Mosquito_TP_333Sqn (A-N) FUEL & WEAPON LOAD: 100% Fuel and default weapons (NO ROCKETS / BOMBS) NOTES:- In order to have your "photos" developed, you must have sucessfully landed your a/c at either Banff, Dalachy or Peterhead. If you ditch in the sea, get captured or are KIA, your information is deemed to have been lost. Any 333 Sqd pilot who flys the Recon mission AND LANDS AT A FRIENDLY BASE extra cumulative points. All other Squadrons - Briefing (Rover patrol) Follow the flight briefing / directions as given by the Recon Flight Leader of No 333 Squadron. No 235 Squadron (Banff) Call Sign:- M E R I T AIRCRAFT:- De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk VI SKIN: MosquitoVI_TP_235Sqn (A-N) FUEL & WEAPON LOAD: 100% fuel, 8 x 60lb rockets and 2 x 500lb bombs No 404 Squadron (Dallachy) Call Sign:- S I L V O AIRCRAFT:- Bristol Beaufighter Mk X SKIN: Beaufighter_TP_404Sqn (A-N) FUEL & WEAPON LOAD: 100% fuel and 8 x 60lb rockets No 333 Squadron (Banff) Call Sign:- W E A V E R AIRCRAFT:- De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk VI SKIN: Mosquito_TP_333Sqn (A-N) FUEL & WEAPON LOAD: 100% fuel, 8 x 60lb rockets and 2 x 500lb bombs No 315 Squadron (Peterhead) Call Sign:- P O R T A L 6 x AIRCRAFT:- Mustang Mk III SKIN: Default FUEL & WEAPON LOAD: 100% Fuel and 2 x 75gal Droptanks METHOD:- Take off from respective airfields. Follow directions / waypoints of 333 flight leaders. Fly low-level or as weather dictates. Proceed to target area and attack the airbase. 315 Squadron to provide top cover escort to and from the target area AND whilst the attack is in progress. Return to base and land or ditch if required in "safe area" as detailed below. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- General Weather: Poor Cloud Height: 1900 m Wind Velocity: 3 m/s Wind Direction: 280 Deg Gust: Moderate Turbulance: Moderate SIGNALS:- No. 333 Squadron call sign - W E A V E R No. 235 Squadron call sign - M E R I T No. 404 Squadron call sign - S I L V O No. 315 Squadron call sign - P O R T A L Ground Control call sign – P I O N E E R MISSION POINT AWARD:- The mission point will be awarded if the RED WON message in displayed AND at least 3 Mosquitos and 3 Beaufighters make it back to a friendly base. A "Vickers Warwick" with a detachable lifeboat will be patrolling in grid D11 for the second mission ONLY. Any pilot who ditches safely in this area will be deemed to have been "rescued" and returned to base. His aircraft will still be lost however. INTEL:- Luftwaffe fighter defense has increased with large numbers of fighters operating from Gossen and Herdla. Flak defense of enemy airbases is expected to be heavy and concentrated. NOTES:- This mission will be a combined Wing Op. Escort will be on seperate comms chanel. Good Luck Bunster EXTRA NOTES:- More details will posted later this week, however I thought you ought to have some warning about this mission so you could adjust your Tuesday training to suit. The "photos" will have to be taken using Fraps or some such other method of taking screen shots. The screen shots must be from within the cockpit of the aircraft, no outside views. You will need to post these photos into a place where the rest of the Strike Wing can see and study them. A post in the Ops Room would seem the best idea. You may if you wish fly the mission earlier on Sunday than normal or indeed any other night so you have time to get the photos posted. Try to avoid TP nights. Any questions ? _________________ F/Lt Bunny DSO* DFC* 145 Squadron B Flight Leader, Blue Section Executive Officer 145 Squadron. And heres the results we come back with that the Squadrons of Banff had to decipher and decide what was there options....... BANFF 07 RECONNAISSANCE REPORT Reconnaissance reports that over Gossen the weather was clear with scattered cloud. Some ground haze was present making individual targets hard to see. Photographs were taken as follows: 1. From south of Gossen providing an overview of the island. 2. From the NW so that all of the airfield and harbour can be seen. The aircraft appear to be a mix of bombers and fighters, with the fighters concentrated to to the east of the runway. Out of shot to the right was a transport ship that appeared to be stationary. 3. The cluster of building and vehicles to the eastern end of the runway. 4. The harbour that is north of the eastern end of the airfield. 5. One further picture from the NW. Some 88 flak bursts were seen. Predominantly the flak appears to be of small calibre (37mm and 20mm) but quite dense. Lingering in the target area is definitely NOT recommended. To the SW of the island was a flak battery of what appeared to be 88s. All flak is protected by sandbags and/or revetments. The recommended method of attack is for an anti-flak force to proceed the main strike force by 30 seconds. Using rockets at least some of the flak should be taken care of in one pass. Thereafter the main strike force should attack from the SE with targets assigned beforehand. Note: During recon an Arado float plane was shot down, and one Mosquito, piloted by F/O. Merlin, came under attack by two FW190s that were then destroyed by F/Lt Mosie and F/O Madmick. Photographs: Ill post the results afyer ive had my Dinner S! Cheese |
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This Sundays mission breifing................................. * * * ALL PILOTS WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION * * * Mission 1 of 1 Banff Strike Wing 09 - Wing Ops 15th January 1945 ZERO:- 07:45 hours OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:- RAF Banff No 333 and No 235 Squadrons RAF Dallachy No 404 Squadron No 333 Squadron NO RECON MISSION THIS WEEK - YOU WILL BE ACTING AS FORWARD OUTRIDERS TO THE MAIN STRIKE WING All other Squadrons - Briefing (Rover patrol) Gentlemen, this morning we will attack Lonevaag harbour (Grid M1). Norwegian resistance have reported a number of merchant ships at anchor in the harbour including at least one flak ship. Expect flak to be heavy and concentrated from the harbour area itself and any flak ships. 333 Sqd will act as "outriders" for this mission and will "call" in the attack. Lonevaag is at one end of a narrow fjord and will require you to consider how best to approach the target and how you make your attack runs. Expect flak installations to be positioned in the high surrounding walls of the fjord. 4 x No 235 Squadron (Banff) Call Sign:- M E R I T AIRCRAFT:- De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk XVIII "Tse tse" SKIN: MosquitoVI_TP_235Sqn (A-N) FUEL & WEAPON LOAD: 100% fuel, 2 x 500lb bombs and HE (57mm Cannon). Bomb delay decided by Flt/Ldr ALL OTHER No 235 Squadron (Banff) Call Sign:- M E R I T AIRCRAFT:- De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk VI SKIN: MosquitoVI_TP_235Sqn (A-N) FUEL & WEAPON LOAD: 100% fuel and 8 x 60lb rockets 4 x No 404 Squadron (Dallachy) Call Sign:- S I L V O AIRCRAFT:- Bristol Beaufighter Mk X SKIN: Beaufighter_TP_404Sqn (A-N) FUEL & WEAPON LOAD: 100% fuel and 1 x M13 Torpedo ALL OTHER No 404 Squadron (Dallachy) Call Sign:- S I L V O AIRCRAFT:- Bristol Beaufighter Mk X SKIN: Beaufighter_TP_404Sqn (A-N) FUEL & WEAPON LOAD: 100% fuel and 8 x 60lb rockets 4 x No 333 Squadron (Banff) Call Sign:- W E A V E R AIRCRAFT:- De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk XVIII "Tse tse" SKIN: Mosquito_TP_333Sqn (A-N) FUEL & WEAPON LOAD: 2 x 500lb bombs and HE (57mm Cannon). Bomb delay decided by Flt/Ldr ALL OTHER No 333 Squadron (Banff) Call Sign:- W E A V E R AIRCRAFT:- De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk VI SKIN: Mosquito_TP_333Sqn (A-N) FUEL & WEAPON LOAD: 100% fuel and 8 x 60lb rockets METHOD:- No 333 Squadron "Outriders" to take off first, all other Squadrons to delay take off for 5 Minutes. Take off from respective airfields. Fly at low-level or as weather dictates. Navigate to Lonevaag and proceed to attack enemy shipping. 333 outriders will provide target locations and direct the attack. Return to base when ammunition expended. Respective flight leaders must decide which aircraft will attack flak ships (if any) and which aircraft will attack merchant shipping / coastal flak installations. Return to base and land or ditch if required in "safe area" as detailed below. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT:- General Weather: Hazy Cloud Height: 850 m Wind Velocity: 7 m/s Wind Direction: 065 Deg Gust: Strong Turbulance: Strong SIGNALS:- No. 333 Squadron call sign - W E A V E R No. 235 Squadron call sign - M E R I T No. 404 Squadron call sign - S I L V O Ground Control call sign – P I O N E E R MISSION POINT AWARD:- The mission point will be awarded If the RED WON message is displayed AND at least 6 Strike Wing a/c make it back to a friendly base. A "Vickers Warwick" with a detachable lifeboat will be patrolling in grid F2 for the second mission ONLY. Any pilot who ditches safely in this area will be deemed to have been "rescued" and returned to base. His aircraft will still be lost however. Good Luck Bunster _________________ F/Lt Bunny DSO* DFC* 145 Squadron B Flight Leader, Blue Section Executive Officer 145 Squadron. Sounds like another good one,ill let you know how it goes.. S! No1 Cheese |
Ok i could ramble on how good i was on sundays mission(as usual) but ive decided to post a few pics of the Op instead,a picture and all that :)
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If you are interested in flying online with a Squadron(or 4!!!) who fly fantastic online Campaigns,dogfight servers and the odd funny on a friday look no further.....
http://www.tangmerepilots.co.uk/frames/index.htm S! No1 Cheese |
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