Memorable Dogfights

[Grayeagle]

Aye Phil .. I still remember my first kill of Stiletto from AWDos days.. he useda just own me anytime, anywhere.

A year goes by, I drop onto two spit 9's flyin loose pair, in my spit 9.
One heck of a fight ensues, I take out the trailing wingman when he just made a bad move reversing in front of me.
A snap shot, but it hits home right into the cockpit at 100 yards out .. he blowed up guud.

Then the other spit who was turnin hard ended up with less E than I had, I used him as a chew toy after
feinting and drawing him up in a climbing left turn, pullin just hard enough that he couldn't get the lead he needed..
..he realizes the rope, slams hard over the top. I see him do it and do the same, -BOOM- ..a kill has been recorded, Stiletto bites the dust.

I was amazed.
Two Musketeers down in their vaunted Spits (the only planes they flew most of the time)
..from a Mustang driver who took a holiday off and flew a spit

-GE aka Frank

[WWhiskey]

me and Xcelsior in yaks two different fights one after the other both lasting almost 13 minutes from start too finish!anywere from 90mph to 300 never more than 1/2 a kilometer between us, most of the fight within 200 meters, both of us limping home beat up and tired! big <<S>>all around on that one!
 just one picture from that long fight, but i still have the film!

[Sox62]

I haven't flown for a while,but when I did it was usually late night.I usually fly the Spit IX.For whatever reason whenever Agent360 was on late,it seemed like we'd run into each other,and usually near co-alt,and usually 1v1.

Every fight I've had against him was memorable.

[FiLtH]

Grayeagle...is Kid the one Im thinking of that palled around with Zippy?

   Zippy went to WW2OL after AW for awhile, havent seen him here though.

[Grayeagle]

I think so Filth .. he flew AH for a long time after AW went down,
..think he got sucked into the 'real world' for while.
Havent seen him for a few months.

-GE

[VansCrew1]

Any fight that's a good 1v1. No HO shots and no running, they would stay and fight. first one off the top of my head in recent times was me(P51) vs RedTop(spit8) around 15 to 11k.

[whiteman]

SubwayCH, he was in Yak and i was in a F4F i think, last at least 5 mins on the deck. couldn't believe the way he kept it off the ground. he never tried to extend just a constant slow turning and rolling fight. <S> SubwayCH

[Scca]

Two come to mind both recent. 

I was deacking a base in an A20 and took a hit from the flak as I bombed them.  There was an F4U in the area, he got the kill.  I am a decent hog pilot, and knew he would be meet me half way, so I took a F4U-4.   I had lots of alt when I saw him and dived down expecting an easy kill, boy was I wrong.  He used perfect evasion tactics, and quickly equalized our E states.  He then proceeded to make the perfect moves to keep me from getting on his 6, but keeping me close all the time.  With one deft move, Saber reversed and sent me to the tower.

Crudah (sp) did something similar a few nights later.

With the E state I had, I almost never lose, I blew it..

Well played gentlemen <S>

[Solar10]

I've been really lucky over the last week or two.  I have had some sweet 1v1s and 2v1s. 

Most memorable were the fights with Coprhead.  He was in his P40 (One of the best I'v come across in it) and I was in the Mossie.  I didn't want to extend or out climb him but instead turned and rolled with him.  Lasted for a long time until I finally took off a flap and he stalled out at low speed.  I recommend anyone have a 1-1 with him in that thing. <S>

Last night I had a 2-1.  Again I was in a Mossie and a F4u jumped me.  I force an overshoot and while climbing with him a P47d40 jumped me.  He pinged me up but again I forced an overshot.  The fight ended in a hanging stall fight with both of them.  Probably lasted a good 30 secs to 1 minute.  Somehow I got both.  <S>

These types of fights are what keep bringing me back.

[dkff49]

too many memorable ones to mention here but below is a link film from one that still sticks out in my mind and I still like to watch from time to time. I was on my way to dive bomb some spawn campers in a KI84 when I come across a pony and dropped bombs to fight. While engaged 2 of his buddies come along for the ride. Now I am fighting 3 ponies while in my lone KI. went on forever or so it seemed and even though I got greedy when I finally got a shot on one of them and lost I was still quite proud that I had held on like I did and I almost got them all.

http://files.filefront.com/short+of+KI84+vs+3+p51s+04ahf/;11758214;/fileinfo.html

[Saxman]

This is VMF-251's AAR from Frame Three of the October FSO (Tunisia)

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Date of Action: October 10, 2008
Base of Operations: c50
Division Assignment: Red Flight

VMF-251 took off at 2304 with ten F4F Wildcats. Squadron circled carrier to form up by flights:

Red Flight
Saxman
Hammerr
Drazz
Hazerdly

Blue Flight
MEF4UD
Herder
Trol
trumpman

White Flight
CpMorgan
Viper65

After second circuit of task group VMF-251 turned SE on a heading of 225 to rendezvous with A-20s of 332nd Flying Mongrels and P-40Es of Air Raiders. Rendezvous point was set for sector 16.7.4. Red and White Flights to climb to 25,000ft, with Blue providing top cover at 28,000. Air Raiders reported contact with enemy aircraft and engaged. VMF-251 and 332nd proceeded for rendezvous.

Squadron reached 16.8.4 area and turned 180 to rendezvous point, and continued climbing through 20,000ft. However shortly after turning squadron encountered high group of 109s at about 25-30,000ft. Saxman advised C/O 332nd of contact, and 109s turned in to squadron.

VMF-251 forced to engage by high 109s. Saxman ordered tanks away. Drazz claimed 109 at 2329. trumpman shot down 2330, and Trol shot down 109 at 2330 and was shot down at 2331. Herder forced enemy into water at 2331. Saxman and Hammerr engaged alone with multiple 109s, and Saxman claimed one at 2331, before bailing out after sustaining critical damage at 2332.

CpMorgan shot down two 109s at 2332, and Drazz claimed an additional victory at 2332. MEF4UD crashed at 2332. Hammerr claimed two 109s at 2334 after downing one and forcing other into the water, and Drazz claimed third 109. Herder bailed out at 2334, and Hazerdly crashed. Viper65 claimed 109 at 2335, crashed at 2337. Hammerr claimed third 109 at 2337.

Drazz and Hammerr engaged with last of 109s while CpMorgan withdrew. Drazz out of ammunition but continued to press enemy until 109s finally disengaged, allowing last of squadron to return to base.

CpMorgan successfully recovered aboard carrier at 2349. Drazz and Hammerr back aboard by 2352. Hammerr's aircraft lost due to incident while rearming on deck. Drazz shut down at 2354.

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Altogether, VMF-251's ten F4F-4s were engaged by 15 109G-2s (16 launched but 1 disco'ed) of JG2. We were caught flat-footed and still climbing for altitude when JG2 attacked.

During the engagement seven of our F4Fs were shot down. However despite being forced to engage from a position of disadvantage against opponents that could out-run and out-climb us at will we shot down twelve. Of the remainder one towered on return to base, and only two rearmed to continue the frame.

One of 251's survivors towered on return to base. A second successfully recovered aboard the carrier and was rearming when a bug flung his plane off the back end of the boat. The last survivor elected to tower out at this point rather than continue alone in the frame.

[Saxman]

Last night I think has become the most memorable fight I've been in.

Ten F4Fs of VMF-251 defending Midway island against 53 D3As

[Grayeagle]

Ten F4Fs of VMF-251 defending Midway island against 53 D3As

Did you say 'the Line?'

'Let's see how many we can drop on the first pass!'

-grin-

-GE

[Saxman]

Minor correction:

I found out last night that the Axis CiC decided to Zerg Rush and set 100 D3As. 

[Masherbrum]

Easy.   I had only been playing about 4 months and came across SADS otd, near 62 on Uterus.  We were co-alt, OTD and a 10 minute 1 on 1 ensued.   He got my Friedrich, but not before almost stalling into the drink at less than 90.   I was doing about 90 when he got me, he had to perform extreme scissors to keep behind me.   I almost got out of it, but he got me.

No 2nd, that was intensity and I crave it in this game.