German Nightfighters used as Day Fighters

[Snautzer01]

Wouldnt a searchlight work better, that would blind the varmints too?

No weight of installation.

 

[special ed]

Lights and flares would blind everyone. The bomber aircrew would lose their night vision as well as the fighter crew.

 

[Clayton Magnet]

Lights and flares would blind everyone. The bomber aircrew would lose their night vision as well as the fighter crew.

Not to mention exposing the bombers position to every night fighter, search light, and flak battery within visual range, and beyond

 

[Snautzer01]

Lights and flares would blind everyone. The bomber aircrew would lose their night vision as well as the fighter crew.

Googles with heavy sunglasses.

 

[Snautzer01]

The germans used helle nachtjagd. That is flying into lightcones to kill a bomber. It worked. This is more or less the same.

 

[Erich]

still looking for the all black B-24's of the 15th AF in my files - ops.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Wouldnt a searchlight work better, that would blind the varmints too?

Would light the bomber up for flak. Nice target, that.

 

[jgreiner]

still looking for the all black B-24's of the 15th AF in my files - ops.

Erich, this is as close as I can come from looking through my files. Not all black but.....well....close.

 

[Erich]

have 2 pics of B-24's , now where to find them ?