<S> JG11 for Frame 1, 2 and 3 from the VMF-251.

[HAMMERR]

Just a huge <S> to our enemies over in JG11 & JG2.  We ran into you in almost all previous frames in F4s and this time in G2s and had epic battles.  Best to all of you.  You were honorable in battle and and I hope I could mirror some of that honor in letting Dougall ditch dead stick.   

Nobody claimed my scalp in combat but I figure Zulu6 gets the first as my F4F with engine off and brakes on somehow slid off the back of the carrier about 20 seconds into the rearm...

Anyway, anytime you need a wingman in the MA I'd be happy to watch your wing rather than shoot at it.  You fellas are a tough group and made me fly to the last inch of my abilities to survive.  Thank god for 109 torque making it hard for you guys to follow my barrel rolls!  I'd love to learn german iron with you sometime as well, as the 251 often flies german birds when no CVs are available in the ETO FSOs.

<S>
Hammerr

P.S. WHOOPS! I scrolled up in the FSO logs too far and realized many of the engagements in frame #3 were JG2!  Edited for correctness! However still <S> to JG11 as well.

[Anaxogoras]

 

But that wasn't us because we never saw any F4F's.  That was JG2!

[HAMMERR]

Yes I updated the post! Regardless, our previous engagement in older frames still deserves a big  to JG11

[CHAPPY]

  VMF-251
Was a great battle south of your cv.

[Saxman]

Incidentally, were you guys escorting the strike on C50?

[CHAPPY]

our target was c50 we were heavy, but we droppoed our ord's to engage the f4's

[Saxman]

Actually, we weren't even part of the CAP of C50. VMF-251 was heading south after turning a little too far west to rendezvous with the 332nd's A-20s to strike A64 (in hindsight, I should have known better and taken us south initially before angling towards the west). As it turned out the OTHER escort squadron, out of A9, ALSO ran into enemy fighters short of the rally point. The 332nd ended up going into 64 unescorted because both escort squadrons got caught and engaged before linking up.

Then again, in hindsight that probably saved C50 from being a total loss for the Allies again. Once back in the tower the CV was on fire because some of the 190s over the TG forgot their objectives were the DDs and the carrier itself wasn't a target. I only counted two ships destroyed in the logs by the Axis. So several 190s wasted their ordinance, and you guys dumped yours to play with a squadron of F4Fs that weren't even part of your objectives and got mauled in the process.

I was a bit miffed at the short sortie for myself and the squad's heavy losses and not being able to carry out our assignment, but I'll chalk this up as a victory.