CO's After Action report Aug 5th.

[Skyfoxx]

I'm having a heck of a time getting my film viewer to work without crashing, but I did manage to grab some images from the 1st half of the film roll. Thought I'd post a couple images here from the CT mission Thursady night.





You can find several more at this site.
I hope to be able to post more to this page if my film viewer will allow.

[CurtissP-6EHawk]

That F4U or U's getting thier wings hit must have been Memnon and MVJester(warhawg)

The F4U leaking fuel was Phaser, he RTBed and ditched at the CV.

The Single F4U with the Bombers was me.
Dont know who or where the P-47 came from.

[Telstar]

erm... i was in a FW190-A8 with the 30mm option, 75 % fuel (figured that'd be enough for an hour, if the allies hadnt visited by then, they werent going too lol)

I took out 2 b17's and 1 p47 with several assists and rtb'd safely although i was on fumes by the time i landed. damage to the A/C was very light with only a couple of .50 holes in the starboard wing.


That was good fun, Tension, Knowing their coming, But not knowing exactly where, Excitement and the chase to get an advantagious position to attack, And then you hold your breath as you attack because them .50's hurt. And finally the relief as you RTB safely.

[CurtissP-6EHawk]

I think the low altitude actualy helped for that mission. The bombers were lower than expected by the LW and may have allowed them to get a bit closer to the target. It still didnt take long for the LW to remove the escorts. Ten escorts may not have been enough

[storch]

I was in a 110 with good altitude and speed as the bombers were sighted and reported I CTD'd.  It took me a few minutes to relog.  I started up again only to be pounced by elements of the 325th which were delighted to find a lone 110 beneath them.  I was able to drag several to a lower altitude.  There I met a firey death in a hail .50 cal.

Maybe we need more of everything, bombers, escorts and opposition.  I suspect that as word spreads of the fun these well planned missions generate we will see more of our MA neighbors showing up to participate.

I will gladly start an aleve fund for Stream if that will keep him planning and executing this type of mission.  I'm truly looking forward to Thursday night.