Aces High Bulletin Board

General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Red37 on April 01, 2020, 11:16:26 AM

Title: tempest-v-vs-fw-190d-9-the first real 1944 encounter very interesting
Post by: Red37 on April 01, 2020, 11:16:26 AM

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/tempest-v-vs-fw-190d-9-the-story-of-the-first-dogfight-between-two-of-the-finest-fighters-ever-built/

Title: Re: tempest-v-vs-fw-190d-9-the first real 1944 encounter very interesting
Post by: Badboy on April 01, 2020, 12:43:41 PM

A good read, thanks for posting the link.

Badboy

Title: Re: tempest-v-vs-fw-190d-9-the first real 1944 encounter very interesting
Post by: save on April 02, 2020, 03:48:34 AM

A great % of the D-9's did not have MW-50 installed due to shortages, and those who did not have it, were not faster than the A-model.

Add to that, most German pilots were newbies late-44.

Thanks for sharing !

Title: Re: tempest-v-vs-fw-190d-9-the first real 1944 encounter very interesting
Post by: Vulcan on April 02, 2020, 04:17:14 PM

Interesting, I think I might be related to that pilot - the tempest lead (last name, born close to where my family is from, similar looks). He might be a great uncle or something. Gonna go dig up info from the cuzzies.