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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Hajo on June 08, 2015, 02:48:59 PM
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History: Following Squadron Logs of the above date. These records are actual documentation of the fighting that day.
RAF
56 Squadron North Weald:
Hurricane P3554. Hit in engine during combat with Bf 110s over Convoy off Dungeness 2:00PM
Crash landed Manston with engine seized. Flight Lieutenant F J Gracie unhurt. Aircraft damaged but repairable.
66 Squadron Coltishall:
Spitfire N3042 Hit by return fire from Do 17 engaged off Winterton 8:30 AM
Returned to base. Pilot C A Cooke unhurt. Aircraft repairable.
74 Squadron Hornchurch:
Spitfire P9446 Force landed following combat with Bf109s over the channel off Dover. 11:05 AM.
Sergeant E A Mould unhurt. Aircraft damaged but repairable.
Spitfire K9863 damaged in combat with Do17s and Bf109s 11:05AM.
Force landed Manston. Pilot Officer J C Freeborn unhurt. Aircraft damaged but repairable.
Spitfire P9398 Hit in radiator during combat with D0 17s and Bf 109s over Dover at 2:00PM
Pilot Officer D G Cobden unhurt. Crash landed at Lympne. Aircraft damaged but repairable.
111 Squadron Croydon:
Hurricane P3671 attacked by Oblt. Oesau of III/JG51 during combat over the Channel off Folkestone 1:00PM.
Collided with Do17 of 3/KG2 and lost a wing at 6,000 feet. Officer T P K Higgs baled out but was killed.
Body washed ashore at Noordwijk 15. 8. 1940. Aircraft lost.
Hurricane P3459 damaged in combat with 109s off Folkestone 1:15PM
Returned to base. Flying Officer H M Ferris unhurt.
Aircraft damaged but repairable.
Hurricane P3663 Damaged in port wing during action off Folkestone. Crashed on landing at Hawkinge 2:00PM.
Sergeant R Carnall unhurt. Aircraft damaged but repairable.
Hurricane P3676 Damaged in attack by Spitfire over Hawkinge 7:00PM (yes...a Spitfire)
Pilot Officer B M Fisher unhurt. Aircraft damaged but repairable.
253 Squadron Kirton-In-Lindsey:
Hurricane P3359 Lost control flying in bad visibility on dawn patrol. Crashed near Humber Coast.
Sergeant I C. C. Clenshaw killed. Aircraft a write-off.
610 Squadron Biggin Hill:
Spitfire L1000 Hit in port mainplane by Bf109 during combat over Dover at 11:15AM.
Crashed on landing at Hawkinge . Squadron Leader A. T. Smith unhurt. aircraft DW-D damaged but repairable.
611 Squadron Ternhill:
Spitfire N3051 Starboard flap badly damaged in landing on waterlogged runway.
Office D.H. Watkins unhurt aircraft repairable.
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Luftwaffe losses 10 July 1940:
Aufklarungs Gruppe:
Dornier 215 Crashed and burned out near Le Havre cause not stated. Lt. Rack Lt. Blindlow and Sonderfuhrer Stift (LW Kriegsberichter K.4 killed.
One NCO wounded. Aircraft a write off.
2(F)/121
Dornier Do17P crash landed at Cherbourg during routine domestic flight, cause not stated.
No casualties Aircraft 30% damaged.
4(F)/121
Dornier Do17P severely damaged in fighter attack and belly landed near Boulogne. Obit. Samborn killed, two NCOs missing and one wounded.
2/JG3
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 Crashed into the sea off Dieppe due to engine failure.
Uffz Sachse injured rescued by Seenotdienst. Aircraft lost.
I/JG27
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 Take off accident at Mathieu aerodrome. Pilot unhurt, aircraft 25% damaged
Messerschmitt Bf109E-4 damaged in takeoff accident at Mathieu. Pilot unhurt, aircraft 30% damaged.
5/JG51
Messerschmitt Bf109E-3 shot down in combat with British fighters over Thames estuary. Uffz. Stocker killed. Aircraft lost.
8/ZG26
Messerschmitt Bf110C-2 Shot down by RAF fighters and AA fire over Folkestone. Oblt. Siegmund captured and one NCO missing.
III/ZG26
Messerschmitt Bf110C. Severely damaged in combat with enemy fighters over the Channel but returned to base.
One NCO baled out and is missing. Aircraft 50% damaged.
1/KG1
Heinkel He111 failed to return from operational sortie. Lt. Wagner, Hptmn. Beloreus and three NCOs killed. Aircraft lost.
This is just a small sample of what occurred on 10 July 1940. We play make believe.......they played for keeps.
Wouldn't it be great if we could manage to do this without having a scenario??? Just a thought.