Something strange last night NW of A6

[NHFoxtro]

     Last night North west of A6 between 11pm & 12am EDT, Shortie and I were on patrol looking for C47's, fighters and ground vehicles to try and take over A37.Shortie came across a JU88, Shortie went down and I followed. The pilot flew that JU88 like a Fighter   I missed on my first pass, got one engine smoking on my second pass,third pass I get the other engine. I said to shortie this guy JUST WON'T DIE!! lol, then I find him doing a loop and going to guns on Shortie, How could this be. lol I came back around as fast as I could and dumped just about every round from my F4 into him resulting in a Victory. Shortie was able to land and ditch his plane. The fight lasted about 5min all together.
     I just want to say that has to be the best defensive flying I've seen anybody do in a bomber. I <S> the pilot  
   


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NHFoxtro
-XO- Night Hawks

[Pongo]

Fishu is back.

[Westy]

 A JU-88 with NO bombers, 25% fuel and flown by a good pilot can be a formidable foe. Especially if he has a gunner along too.

 -Westy

[bloom25]

The JU-88 should be fairly manuverable, it was used as a night fighter during the war.  (Along with just about EVERY other job.)



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bloom25
THUNDERBIRDS

[JoeMud]

Ju-88 good bird too bad all it has is pee shooters.

[Kieren]

Ah... it's just another overmodeled LW plane...  (conspiracy)  

[Westy]

JU-88 was also used to intercept USAAF fighters on ferry flights from England to North Africa. They shot down a number of P-38s and P-39's that way.

 -Westy

[Hangtime]

Really?? What number? Damn.. those ferry pilots musta been blind to let a Ju88 saddle em up.

Hang

[Westy]

 I'll get the info. FYI to make the transition the aircraft had to fly at about 125mph to milk the fuel. Any plane that slow was easy pickings.

 -Westy

[Westy]

 From a letter in regard to the 350th FG by Captain Hugh Dow:

"... The last pilot in this flight of five became the Group's first combat casualty (its second pilot loss, one having been killed in England on his first or second flight in a P-39).  He was shot down by a JU 88 fighter assigned to a special unit stationed on the west coast of France to intercept the Allied flights to and from Africa.  To obtain maximum range the P-39s were flown at approximately 165 mph,  making a lone aircraft a sitting duck when ambushed by the Ju 88s.  (Another P-39 from a different Group and at least one P-38 were also shot down over the Bay of Biscay by this Luftwaffe unit, as were several other USAAF
and RAF aircraft)..."

 I can post or email the whole letter if it interests anyone. Vermillion can back me up on these 35th FG guys. He met Earl "Dutch" Miller at the AW 2000 con and HiTech met Captain Jack Ogilvie of the 350th FG at the 1999 AW Con. they flew P-39's into 1944 and in Italy. They had some big brass ones.  

-Westy