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Redtail's Rangers
From: Redtail7, Squadron Commander 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 305th Fighter Wing, 15th U.S. Army Air Force
To: Redtails Rangers
Subject: Fourth ROOK, Mother of all Missions (MoM), January 13th 2009.
Gentlemen,
Welcome to the 154th TRSs Ready Room briefing. The 154th has been given the lead to penetrate deep into enemy territory as the scouting arm of the 4th MoM. Our mount for this mission will be the North American P-51B Mustang. Please familiarize yourselves with it flight operations and tactical abilities. Prior to M hour you will have an opportunity to get Hours in the B and become more familiar with its flight characteristics. So, come prepared looking for a fight. The mission briefing will be held fifteen minutes before take off. Your assignment between now and then is to know this mount like the back of your hand. That is all
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Carry on
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From: Redtail7, Squadron Commander 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 305th Fighter Wing, 15th U.S. Army Air Force
To: Redtails Rangers
Subject: Fourth ROOK, Mother of all Missions (MoM), January 13th 2009. Tactical Information Update
Gentlemen,
You may just now be preparing for our mission. To cut down on your search time, review the specifications chart below. It is choked full of useful information that will be an aid to your success in this evenings mission. Remember our assembly time will be 2000 hrs. or 8:00 EST and that is the 154th TRS Mission with Redtail7. As usual we will be in the Main Arena, "Titanic Tuesday"...
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To all of our ROOK comrads in other units. Good Luck and Good Hunting!
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Noticed the Armament section...P51B could carry 2 1K bombs, and the D could carry 10 rockets instead of 8.
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How many of you guys from the 154th landed with or without kills. Outstanding escort job by the way...
I know that ProductX, Fearles, and myself were feet dry for landing with two minutes of fuel remaining.
How did you guys make out?
MoM 4 - AAR - "Fervent Fury"
79th FIGHTER GROUP
DATE: JAN 13, 2009
ARENA: TITANIC TUESDAY
DEPARTURE FIELD: A138
RETURN FIELD: A165
MISSION TARGET: ENEMY FACTORIES
PILOTS: 9 TOTAL
RETURNING HOME: 4 TOTAL
FALLEN FRIENDS: 5 TOTAL
EQUIP. USED: B24 BOMBERS
SORTIE 1 -
The 79th FG worked to keep our pilots close together. We did have some new pilots to (MoM) mission go astray, but we quickly would do a slight bank and would call out to them to regroup with the main force. Which they quickly returned to the group. We tried to give the bomber formation a layer method and would work together at keep up with the speed of the group and helping our fellow pilots out. I notice that the main bomber force was not keeping together, while the enemy bandits (ME262, 190, P51 and P47) where making there way in the bomber force. Allot of bombers were getting separated from the main group. So allot of fighters must of either got shot down. Or the enemy just hammered down and blew by the escorts. I guess they could of got down to low in a chase and couldn't regain altitude with the main bomber force. Most of the bomber force regained formation and held it together after the first few enemy got into the force. This took the edge off of everyone being trigger finger happiness. everyone settled in for the long flight and fight.
The enemy bandits were met with a over whelming blow of lead being shot at them. It was just a matter of seconds before another bandit was smoking down towards the ground. Some did manager to hit their target bomber and took some of the drones down quickly. But everyone of the Rooks were working together. The check 6's were called out and if a enemy would slip into the main bomber force. All members made everyone aware of the situation. The main group had some losses and we still manage to get to the target as projected. All the 79th FG pilots made there pass on the first target before 4 pilots of the 79th FG met the silk chute. 1 Pilot was lost at sea and went down while making his flight back home. 4 out of the 9 pilots made there way back home across the water to air base (A165).
The pilot lost at sea was recovered by the U.S.S. Enterprise task force.
I would say that MoM 4 was a over all successful!
Great fun flying with everyone! See you all at the next one <S>
GGHOST, BG, USAAF
79TH FIGHTER GROUP (CO)
MoM 4 - AAR - "Fervent Fury"
79th FIGHTER GROUP
1 Pilot was lost at sea and went down while making his flight back home. 4 out of the 9 pilots made there way back home across the water to air base (A165).
The pilot lost at sea was recovered by the U.S.S. Enterprise task force.
That's cheap propaganda! The pilot was recovered by bish U-boat and waterboarded in POW camp :devil