• 78th Razorbacks •

[Trukk]

[Trukk]

Apr-11: On the first mission of the night, the group encountered two jets for the first time this campaign and took a beating from them, but Tango was able to shoot one of them down in his P-51 before being shot down himself. Luckily he as was able to bail out and was rescued by Trukk in a C-47 with Kten and Hawkeye flying escort. However, Hawkeye himself was shot down and had to be rescued as well. At the end of the day everyone made it home.


Apr-11: The second mission of the night was less dramatic for the bombers. The 78th was joined by the 484th, all had good drops and the target airfield was shut down. Tango however was lost, bailing out over enemy territory and was unable to be rescued.

[Trukk]

Apr-12:  The group flew two resupply missions with the C-47, both missions were successful in repairing the Allied facilities and no aircraft were lost.





Apr-12:  The group flew a NOE Mosquito raid on an enemy airfield.  Several ground vehicles were destroyed for the loss of one aircraft (the pilot survived by hiding in the hanger until the base was captured).

[Trukk]

Apr-13: The 78th escorted the 484th on a long range strategic bombing mission. As the target was near two Me-163 airfields the bombers took a beating and several of the escorts were lost as well, but Tango and Trukk made it home with six kills between them and a couple of CIs thrown in for good measure as well.

[Trukk]

Apr-14: The 78th, 484th and friends launched eight B-17s with three P-47s as escort on a tactical mission against an enemy airfield. The group had an easy ride in to the target except for a single Fw-190 that made a head-on pass. The formation was tight though and tore him to pieces as he passed through the group. Over the target, about half a dozen bandits tried to intercept the bombers but between the escorts and defensive fire of the B-17s they were all beaten off. The drop was good knocking the field out of action.

[Trukk]

Apr-16:  The 78th and friends launched an NOE mission but just about ten miles out from the field the group stumbled across an enemy bomber formation.  Bombs were jettisoned and the B-25s took off in pursuit.  Hawkeye took two of the bombers out with the big 75mm gun and the third with regular machine gun fire.

Apr-16: The 78th and friends again launched an NOE mission to the enemy factory, hitting the factory hard with a BDA of 70%. The group stayed a bit too long however and about fifteen miles out from the target bandits spotted the group and the B-15s were overwhelmed with no one making it home.

[Trukk]

Apr-20: To help clear the way for the 484th, the 78th launched strikes against the radar facilities at two airfields. Both radars were taken down but Tango was hit and had to ditch in the ocean.

Apr-20: The 78th re-launched and met up with the 484th on a L/R bomb run. The run into the target was quiet and only one the way out was the group engaged, but the escorts quite easily kept the bandits at bay and all the bombers made it home. Once released from the bombers the 78th went on the prowl and shot down several more bandits. Tango finished the day with five kills but not before getting shot down and bailing out in friendly territory. He was a bit late getting to the bar as he had to swim the last few miles to get ashore!

[Trukk]

Apr-22: The 78th and friends launched a long range NOE strike mission with Mosquitoes against an enemy radar factory. In route to the target one aircraft was lost when it struck the water and bandit flew right over the group and never spotted it. At the target the Mosquitoes hammered the factory bringing it down to 12% production, but another aircraft was lost when it got too low and clipped a building. Finally, on the way home another aircraft was lost to a control malfunction and it too augured. Such are the perils of low level flight!

[Trukk]

Apr-24:  The 78th and friends launched two Jug missions.  The first was an airfield strike mission and the second a BARCAP.  Both missions were successful with several ground and air targets being destroyed.  On the second mission the group flew the "Razorback" and was very pleased with it's performance considering it is the earliest of the Jugs.

[illspeck]

great squadron,i tell ya.
know em from ww2ol days

[Trukk]

Hi Illspeck, what was your WWIIOL name?

[Trukk]

Apr-25: The 78th flew two fighter sweeps and one strike mission. All three missions were successful, with some added bonuses thrown in. In route to the target on the strike mission the group ran into a lone set of enemy bombers which were quickly dispatched, and Tango destroyed two bombers on the field with a 500lb bomb.

[Trukk]

Apr-26: The 78th and friends launched a B-17 mission against an enemy airfield. Enemy activity was high but only a few bandits engaged the group which was at 14k, and between the escorts and other friendlies in the area no bombers were lost and most never even came under fire. The drop was good and field was hit hard, being pretty much shut down.

Apr-26: The 78th flew two cargo runs in support of frontline fields. The group diverted from the first airfield, which they hoped to resupply immediately after being captured, to a secondary field. Of course, just seconds after dropping the cargo on the secondary field, the first field was captured. So the group quickly re-launched and supplied the new captured field, bringing into full readiness.

[Hawk78th]

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[Rich46yo]

This is a great bunch of guys to fly with. If I was interested in joining a squad they would be first on my list. They fly different planes and run different OPs, work together, and treat people well.

One of the things I love about not being in a squad is that Im free to fly with other squads. Im real glad I met the 78'th Razorbacks and have the chance to fly with them.  I would fly with you guys anytime. Nice Mossie run yesterday.