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...
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...
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?
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?
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...
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?
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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...
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...
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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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...