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    Stuka squadron question

    indeed, that's interesting about the air superiority/success link. We all know how the French/Allies struggled to put planes in the air then and what usually happened when they did. I read somewhere that they were using the 75 field cannons to fire timed charges into the air at the incoming...
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    Stuka squadron question

    oh, I was under the influence that they always dove at 90º (or thereabouts). But of the options you listed, would they use one over the other for villages/towns or was it strictly a situational decision? Good answer though, so either way you didn't have much time it seems. But lets say it...
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    Stuka squadron question

    Again during the early tank battles of the war (WWII) in Belgium and France, if I were say French AA on the ground and a village that the Germans wanted to bomb was directly behind me, do you guys know about how much time between spotting the incoming stukas and being dive-bombed?
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    Stuka squadron question

    great answers everyone - thanks again. -WP
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    Stuka squadron question

    thanks Colin1, sorry just so I'm clear - attacking small targets they would peel off one-by-one, following each other. Attacking large targets harbour, village or such they would bunt over and attack in threes - what does bunt over mean?
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    Stuka squadron question

    couple of basic stuka questions: During the early tank battles of the war (WWII) in Belgium and France, how many Stukas made up a squadron? I seem to count 9 in photos frequently - but I usually can't tell what year it is or what model stuka. I have read that when one squadron was bombing...
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    What British WWII Planes used

    Hi Guys- British WWII Plane question- I was wondering what planes they used to make supply drops to the French Resistance during the war. Lancasters? Mosquitos? I know they used Lysanders to get agents and such in and out, but where squadrons of Lysanders used to drop supplies as well? Thanks.
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    WWII French fighter pilot uniforms

    hi everyone – I was curious about the French fighter pilot uniforms during WWII. During battle would the pilots just go up in their officer uniforms and caps (see photo area #1) or would they don a flight suit over their uniforms and put on a helmet (see photo area #2) or would they wear...
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    Some basic early WWII French/British fighter questions

    Thanks everyone, all your posts were enlightening. I saw some pictures of the P-36 cockpit but I couldn't tell where the firing button was - does anyone know if the firing button is on top of the stick or is it somewhere else. Also I have gleamed from some movies that squadrons were named...
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    Some basic early WWII French/British fighter questions

    Hi Gnomey- Thanks for the welcome and the fantastic answers. Looking forward to reading some of your past posts – I just stumbled on the site today. -wheatPasta
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    Some basic early WWII French/British fighter questions

    Hi- I have been fascinated by military history for some time now, but I am just recently turning my attention to the Air. I am particularly interested in early WWII Britain and France fighter planes and pilots. I have read a few things and watched a few movies, but I was wandering if anyone...
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