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[No1 Cheese]

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.
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P/O Dutch DSO*, DFC
Green 2
145 Sqn.
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As Stated,we have some of the finest mission builders in this seim.

P/O Cheese
Blue2
No1 Squadron

[No1 Cheese]

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.
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P/O Dutch DSO*, DFC
Green 2
145 Sqn.



No1Cheese

[Sven]

Awesome video and best of luck with your flight group!

Keep those reports comming, I love 'em

[No1 Cheese]

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
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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

[No1 Cheese]

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

[No1 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
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Really looking forward to this one
No1 Cheese
Blue 2
No1 Squadron
Tangmere Pilots