My personal record was:
1 kill
2 assists
2 destroyed AA
~Attendance-Flight Group 1:FL:Betown-Apache,Ripsnort,Sultan,Nash.
~A/C-Ordnance: P47-25 100% fuel, Center DT, 2k bombs.
~Mission overview-Mission was to jabo V44 .
~Action Report:BeTown lead the formation of 5 into attack mode at 2000 feet for a high speed, low level run on V44. Escort was in sight, but at a very high altitude. Unfortunatley, our group of P47's got about 5 miles AHEAD of escort, thus exposing us to enemy A/C before escort was on station.
First pass enemy destroyed 2 of 5 A/C in formation, after the melee that followed, 3 A/C were able to get to target and release, V44 was destroyed. Egress, again, the 3 remaining A/C were destroyed, I personally had to fight my way home, only to eventually get overwhelmed by 3 enemy (6 contacted during egress, managed to down one A/C)
Following targets were destroyed with 5 losses to our flight group
-(1) VH
-(2) AA Total targets hit: 15
Total A/C losses :100%
~Conclusion: Escort should have been alittle lower at our altitude, and we should have not placed ourselves 5 miles IN FRONT of escorting A/C. The 3 that made it to target destoyed target 100%.
A fine snapshot, loads of fun, <S> all that participated.
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Ripsnort(-rip1-)=CO= VMF-323 ~Death Rattlers~"Know your limits and then go beyond.."Click here for VMF-323 Death Rattlers infoClick here for 15th Panzer info I spare no class or cult or creed,
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[This message has been edited by Ripsnort (edited 09-18-2000).]