Author Topic: Who will stump Widewing? My lame attempt! (Read 692 times)

Tac · « **on:** March 02, 2001, 12:37:00 PM »

Prolly easy one, but what the heck.

Say AC type and what US fighter killed it first

[This message has been edited by Tac (edited 03-02-2001).]

ra · « **Reply #1 on:** March 02, 2001, 12:46:00 PM »

Fw-200 Kondor, kilt by a lil Wildcat.

ra

Tac · « **Reply #2 on:** March 02, 2001, 12:50:00 PM »

Fw200 aye (hey I said it was a lame attempt

). But no navy dweeb shot it down.

Missile · « **Reply #3 on:** March 02, 2001, 12:54:00 PM »

German Condor... Used for anti-shipping.

J_A_B · « **Reply #4 on:** March 02, 2001, 12:56:00 PM »

We need one of those in AH!

J_A_B

ygsmilo · « **Reply #5 on:** March 02, 2001, 01:10:00 PM »

P38 was the killer

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Milo
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"Speed is the cushion of sloppiness"

Widewing · « **Reply #6 on:** March 02, 2001, 02:04:00 PM »

Fw 200C-4, not the model shot down in the following story, which was very likely an Fw 200C-3, without radar.

America's first air to air kill in the ETO came on August 6, 1942. Two pairs of P-38Fs from the 27th Fighter Squadron, supported by a pair of Curtiss P-40C from the 33rd FS attemped to intercept an Fw 200 stoging around Iceland. Flying out of Keflavic, Capt. John Weltman, assisted by his wingman shot the down the intruder. Oddly, one of the P-40C pilots received 1/2 credit for the kill despite his admission that he never closed to within firing range, and turned back as his fuel became an issue.

Had the Germans realized that the long range P-38 was operating in the role of interceptor, they probably would not have sent the Condor to the island in broad daylight.

My regards,

Widewing