1st Multisquad Campaign Battle of Britain

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by klem

Well if we can get the basics right it should turn out ok otherwise it might be a bit shambolic or at least no-one finds anyone

We really just need time to sort out and assign the spare guys and come up with a quick plan otherwise its just another server night of milling around.

I've seen the briefing, I don't think we'll have to worry about not finding each other.

[Gromic]

Bloody hell!

Just saw this. Let me get squadron command on the r/t and I'll see if we can scramble.

F/O Gromic
=XIII= Legio

[Osprey]

Good spot F/O Gromic, scrambling No.501 from Gravesend now. Hope we're not too late!

Commanders Call Sign: No.501_Osprey
Unit Full Name: No.501 County Of Gloucester Squadron
Unit Tags: No.501_
Axis or Allied: Allied
Website URL: www.legionxiii.org/forum
Minimum Expected Turn Out: 3
Average Expected Turn Out: 5
Pilots "on paper" (Total Pilots): 16
Willing to take Public Players?: Yes, definitely most welcome, any standard.
Preferred Aircraft: Hurricane (rotol), Spitfire Ia (CPS) (Spitfire included because we also operate No.64 Squadron but it only has a couple of guys in it right now)

[5./JG27.Farber]

Welcome aboard! Good job I checked the forums this morning!

Im sending you a PM NOW!

[klem]

[QUOTE=5./JG27.Farber;355862]Welcome aboard! Good job I checked the forums this morning!

Im sending you a PM NOW![/QUOTE]

Me too please

[Osprey]

Thanks Farber. I just read the PM. I understand that we have to take on the 'persona' of a real event, in this case operating from Tangmere as 1, 43, 601. I have no problem with is but I notice that we only have 2 pitch Hurricanes available - is this historically correct because the rotol was available from the start of the BoB? Can you confirm this please?

thanks

[Osprey]

Here are documents from the battle of France for No.1 squadron stating that they already have rotol Hurricanes:http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...-18april40.jpg
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...-orb-may40.jpg

Couldn't we have the benefit of the doubt?

[klem]

These may help...

From same wwiiaircraftperformance website:

F/Lt I. R. Gleed, 87 Squadron, 19 May 1940 Rotol constant-speed airscrew used in France.

1 Sqdn. Operations Record Book, 18 April 1940: "A new Hurricane was delivered to the Squadron, equipped with a constant speed airscrew and was flown by the C.O. and other pilots, all of whom were greatly pleased

1 Sqdn. Operations Record Book, 2 May 1940: "Five machines flew to Amiens and four were exchanged for the new constant speed airscrew Hurricanes."

F/O Paul Richey, 1 Squadron, 15 May 1940 France: "I was flying a new aeroplane with a Rotol constant-speed prop..."

32 Squadron, 19 May 1940: "No. 32 (F) Squadron, based at Biggin Hill and flying Hurricanes with Rotol propellers, went into action on 19th May over Cambrai…"

79 Squadron Operations Record Book, 9 June 1940: "Rotol airscrew"

242 Squadron, June 1940: "Rotol constant speed propellers had been fitted to the Hurricanes in early June, replacing the two-position propellers of earlier models."

Also:
56 Sqdn 20/07/1940 (can't vouch for the data but someone seems to have done their homework:
http://www.eskimo.com/~graham/bob/56...%207-20-40.pdf
12 of 16 Hurricanes Rotol by 20th July, 4 2-pitch.
Guess which would have been used by preference?
..6 Gloster 1st batch Hurris built with Rotols
..'Many' (5?) Hawker 2nd batch Hurris converted to Rotol 'by July'.
..1 Hawker third batch Hurri built with Rotol.

Obviously some were not Rotol but it looks heavily in favour of Rotols.

[Osprey]

Many thanks, sorry to cause a fuss. I only went by the PM I received stating that DH Hurris were there and the rotol wasn't mentioned.

Look forward to giving Jerry a poke in the eye

Will there be a central comms for this? We have our own channel, any allied wishing to co-operate with No.501 please join, especially open to the SYN chaps who are also operating from Tangmere, or anyone else on the campaign.

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I take it JG27 will be operating from Luftflotte 3, Cherbourg west....

[klem]

Hi cheesehawk/Farber

I haven't had a PM yet.

Do you want 56 there or are we too late?