March 2014 - Snapshots

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March Snapshot Schedule.

Events begin at 9:30pm Eastern time in SEA II.
All are welcome to attend. No registration, sign up or squad affiliation needed. Simply show up, read the Arena Message, choose a side and plane then get ready to fight!

Mar 05 14   68Jr   Battle of the Ruhr
The Bombing of Coventry is seen by many as the starting point of "indiscriminate" bombing of civilian targets in WWII. First the Germans bombed the city, then the British retaliated with a raid on Berlin, which the Germans then struck back at London. Come be part of a pre-dawn Lancaster mission or defend against the night time raiders in the FW-190A-5!

Mar 12 14   68Raptor   Air Raid at Thelepte Airfield
On Friday January 15, 1943, the P-40 Warhawks of the 33rd Fighter Group 12th USAAF were attacked by a surprise low level enemy air raid. This day the pilot's of the 33rd FG went aloft to shoot down 8 of 9
Ju88s. These Ju88s were escorted by C202s of the Regia Aeronautica. The ensuing scramble and air battle resulted in the 33rd FG's "Best Day" of the war.

Mar 19 14   68Jr   Stuka
The Luftwaffe has been assigned to close shipping traffic in the English Channel in the opening days of The Battle of Britain. The date is 10 August, 1940 and German radar has been picking up Channel traffic close to the Southern English shore. Fleiger Korps VIII has been operating sorties against small convoys escorted by light navy ships. JU87 "Stuka" bombers have been hunting with great success while being escorted by BF110s out of Cherbourg. Its 17:00 hours and another group of ships have been detected trying to slip away in the late day's calm and orders are to find and destroy.

Mar 26 14   68Raptor   Maximum Effort
Maximum Effort was the term used by American and British Bomber Commands to describe the amount of men, machines, and materials that would be committed to a particular mission. This SNAPSHOT will reenact a typical "Maximum Effort" callout to destroy targets in southern Romania. The airframes in use will be the P-51B, B-24 and B-17G for the Allies. The Axis will be flying air interceptors. The deadly FW190A-8, and the Bf109G014 and G-6. A classic match up over the skies of