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I remember this being on an episode of Dogfights back when the History Channel did shows about history. An interesting battle.
Here here. I still like the intro.. the voice some lines then the music.At some point I need to go rewatch The World at War. Rehashed footage in it as well, but the writing and narration by Sir Olivier was, in my memory, by far the best.
I have DVDs of Dogfights & Victory at Sea. The Victory at Sea music was Best, "And Now"....
As an observer of the history of Operation Bodenplatte, this is the first I've heard of a major RAF involvement during that day. The floor is yours! Bases, units and engagements would be appreciated (with sources, of course). My wish is to learn from others that have information that is not commonly known. Thanks!I came across this video this evening, a discussion from a couple of years ago conducted by the the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, about Op Bodenplatte. The presenters being American, it does have an America-centric view of the engagement, which is a shame because the RAF played a goodly part in it too. At any rate, I found it interesting and informative, and hope y'all do as well:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip3S_EBI6nY&ab_channel=TheNationalWWIIMuseum
The RAF was represented by the Second Tactical Air Force.As an observer of the history of Operation Bodenplatte, this is the first I've heard of a major RAF involvement during that day. The floor is yours! Bases, units and engagements would be appreciated (with sources, of course). My wish is to learn from others that have information that is not commonly know. Thanks!
As an observer of the history of Operation Bodenplatte, this is the first I've heard of a major RAF involvement during that day. The floor is yours! Bases, units and engagements would be appreciated (with sources, of course). My wish is to learn from others that have information that is not commonly know. Thanks!
Thanks for the quick reply!The RAF was represented by the Second Tactical Air Force.
Units under it's command were No. 2 Group RAF, No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group RAF and No. 84 Group RAF.
There were also other Air Forces serving under the RAF at the time, such as Polish, Canadian and New Zealand.
You're welcome.Thanks for the quick reply!
The Luftwaffe actually lost a considerable amount of aircraft to friendly fire.This plan sounded like a good idea but not very well executed. The Luftwaffe lost a lot of planes due to enemy fire and if not for that we may be telling a different story about what happened on January 1, 1945 at Asch, Belgium.
We shot the last Dogfights segments in 2007, second year of the series, with a farewell episode. Didn't matter that we were the "History" Channel's no. 1 program both years. The board hired the gal who chickified A&E, hence such "history" fare as Ice Rd Truckers, American Eats, and Swamp People. So those of us who know and care about history just call THC "the channel."It's a shame what has become of "History" Channel. I remember watching it in the 80s and early 90s where the narratives were much more apt and the footage, though mish-mashed (there's that B-24 losing a wing, always shown when talking about 8th AF, that was actually shot down in SWPA), was still on-point.
At some point I need to go rewatch The World at War. Rehashed footage in it as well, but the writing and narration by Sir Olivier was, in my memory, by far the best.
The reason THC and other channels started doing shows like Ice Road Truckers, Jersey Shore, Alaskan Bush People, etc was that they are cheap to make.We shot the last Dogfights segments in 2007, second year of the series, with a farewell episode. Didn't matter that we were the "History" Channel's no. 1 program both years. The board hired the gal who chickified A&E, hence such "history" fare as Ice Rd Truckers, American Eats, and Swamp People. So those of us who know and care about history just call THC "the channel."
As an observer of the history of Operation Bodenplatte, this is the first I've heard of a major RAF involvement during that day. The floor is yours! Bases, units and engagements would be appreciated (with sources, of course). My wish is to learn from others that have information that is not commonly known. Thanks!