Join us for Siege of Malta today -- 3 pm and 10 pm Eastern

[Brooke]

This Day in WWII

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Join us to commemorate the Siege of Malta. March 7, 1942 was the date Spitfires first arrived to shore up the desperate British defense of Malta.
 
The small island of Malta played an extremely important role in WWII. It was an ideal base for British airpower to attack axis supply shipping headed to North Africa. The axis knew this, and there were ferocious battles for control of the island, with the Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica hurling their aerial might against tenacious, desperate RAF defense. It was a close thing, with the RAF defenders nearly being annihilated on several occasions. Had Malta fallen, the supply to and battles in North Africa could have gone quite differently.
 
On March 7, 1942, Spitfire reinforcements arrived from the carrier HMS Eagle. It marked the first overseas deployment of Spitfires and the beginning of a series of such vital aircraft-carrier reinfocements of Malta.

[JOACH1M]

This Day in WWII

Join us to commemorate the Siege of Malta. March 7, 1942 was the date Spitfires first arrived to shore up the desperate British defense of Malta.
 
The small island of Malta played an extremely important role in WWII. It was an ideal base for British airpower to attack axis supply shipping headed to North Africa. The axis knew this, and there were ferocious battles for control of the island, with the Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica hurling their aerial might against tenacious, desperate RAF defense. It was a close thing, with the RAF defenders nearly being annihilated on several occasions. Had Malta fallen, the supply to and battles in North Africa could have gone quite differently.
 
On March 7, 1942, Spitfire reinforcements arrived from the carrier HMS Eagle. It marked the first overseas deployment of Spitfires and the beginning of a series of such vital aircraft-carrier reinfocements of Malta.

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Will this be spitv vs 109f's?

[TequilaChaser]

I was thinking it would be the seafires

[oakranger]

Will this be spitv vs 109f's?

I think there where F4F-3, Sea Hurr, Hurr Mk IIB and IIC, Spitfire Mk VB and VC, Fairey Fulmar,Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV, Fairey Albacore
Fairey Swordfish and Vickers Wellington.

German had 110e, 109F-4 and G-2, Ju-87, 88, Fiat CR.42, Macchi MC.200 Saetta, Macchi MC.202 Folgore, Reggiane Re.2000 Series III, Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II, Cant Z.1007bis Alcione, Fiat BR.20M, Junkers Ju 87B Stuka, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79, Savoia-Marchetti SM.84

If we had half of these AC, it would make a great FSO. 

[Brooke]

I think there where F4F-3, Sea Hurr, Hurr Mk IIB and IIC, Spitfire Mk VB and VC, Fairey Fulmar,Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV, Fairey Albacore
Fairey Swordfish and Vickers Wellington.

German had 110e, 109F-4 and G-2, Ju-87, 88, Fiat CR.42, Macchi MC.200 Saetta, Macchi MC.202 Folgore, Reggiane Re.2000 Series III, Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II, Cant Z.1007bis Alcione, Fiat BR.20M, Junkers Ju 87B Stuka, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79, Savoia-Marchetti SM.84

If we had half of these AC, it would make a great FSO. 

Those were later.  For the 1st landing of Spit V's, there wasn't all that stuff.

[Brooke]

In March, 1942, there were Hurris, Spits (March 7 is 1st deployment of Spits overseas) vs. 109F's and 202's and bombers.

All of the other stuff is what showed up later.

[oakranger]

Those were later.  For the 1st landing of Spit V's, there wasn't all that stuff.

Ah, did not catch the date that you where doing.