(Image removed from quote.)111 Squadron Pilots: Skelly, Crowley, McLeod, Merkley, Gooding, Hicks, Gohl, Stusiak at Fort Greely, Kodiak, Alaska; April, 1943
(Image removed from quote.)Thought this was pretty cool....
Bf 109 G-6 W.Nr. 18 410 "Schwarzer Doppelbalken", Hptm Gerhard Michalski, Gruppenkommandeur II./JG 53, Comiso, mid-July 1943. Source: Bundesarchiv via facebook.com. by Marc-André Haldimann, on Flickr
Rocket racks used against subs. Not sure if they used them or experimental, been researching on it and came up with nothing as of yet.
There something new for me. Did the British fought along with U.S in the battle of Aleutian Islands? What where they doing up there?
The VLR B-24s of Coastal Command used rockets to attack U-boats. One of their favorite tactics was to fly at night and then light up the sub with blinding spot lights and fire off a salvo at the sub while it was surfaced.
The British didn't take part in the Battle of the Aleutian Islands. Don't know why those RAF pilots are there, unless they were part of some sort of exchange program with the USAAF or the Canadians (Canada took part in Operation Cottage).
Looked up history on operation cottage, as it is part of the Aleutians camping, RCAF squ. 111 and 14 saw action with at least one kill. Both flew P-40K.
