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Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
However, unlike the Eastern Front, the Western Front and Southern Campaign was multi-layered as the Luftwaffe was still contesting the Allied bomber offensive.
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However, unlike the Eastern Front, the Western Front and Southern Campaign was multi-layered as the Luftwaffe was still contesting the Allied bomber offensive.Within days of the D Day landing it was the same in Normandy and also the same in Italy.
Great post but what are these things called clouds, I live in North England we dont know all this techy meteorological stuff, is it to do with the weather? I know about that we can talk weather all day.Both the Ju86 and Wellington VI proved that when you get up really high it is harder to be intercepted but the bomb load has to be trivial and the chance of actually hitting a target minuscule. And there are these things called "clouds" that tend to screw up taking pictures from up there, too.
But the Ju86P proved to be a very important aircraft in the long view. Because the requirement to intercept that aircraft that inspired Stanly Hooker to cobble together a two stage Merlin and when mounted on the P-51 the result was, as Goring said, "We have lost the war."
Has been covered by others.Would like to see your source on the .50s.
Clouds are what you see when the sky is not obscured by that blue stuff.
You first big boy...This is nice. Now everyone get nekkid and sing Kumbaya.
Yes, Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe is a great game and I got very good at flying the P-80, but it has about the same relationship to actual flying as does Pong.
There's also the fact that on the Eastern Front, enemy lines were often only minutes away, which meant a short flight time to combat.
Add to that the nature of the fighting often called for close air support and ground attack which meant defenders and escorts would be considerably lower than other theaters.
Both the Ju86 and Wellington VI proved that when you get up really high it is harder to be intercepted but the bomb load has to be trivial and the chance of actually hitting a target minuscule. And there are these things called "clouds" that tend to screw up taking pictures from up there, too.
But the Ju86P proved to be a very important aircraft in the long view. Because the requirement to intercept that aircraft that inspired Stanly Hooker to cobble together a two stage Merlin and when mounted on the P-51 the result was, as Goring said, "We have lost the war."
By the way, the RAF also did "daylight heavy bomber CAS" in Normandy. In some cases, escorted by Mosquitoes, oddly enough.
Lol, that was also my first reaction when I came across Wimpy Mk VI decades ago. Seriously, it had a pressured capsule inside/attached to the front fuselage for 3 crew members. Its front fuselage had a rather strange look. I cannot remember was the rear gunner inside the capsule and remote-control the rear turret, probably not, or how the four gun rear turret was modified to allow the gunner remain effective during a long flight.Off topic for sure, so my apologies. I assume the high altitude Wellington VI would have been pressurized? and if so, how in the world would you pressurize a fabric skinned fuselage?
I keep picturing a pressurized Wellington with little triangular balloons pushing out the side of the fuselage!
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Not sure on the rear turret, some photos show planes with a rear turret and some show planes with a somewhat pointed fairing where the turret used to be. I don't know which are prototypes and which are "production" aircraft.