June FSO Mannerheim Cross Axis Frame 1 AAR Part 1
Purple Force lifted off from A82 comprised of three squads with the target of the Town at A25. The 132 DW Bomber Group lifted off with 5 formations of Ju-88's as Strike Commander. Flying escort was the 325th Checkertails in 5 FW-190A-5's and 5 Bf-109G-2's plus the Gunfighters in 4 190's and 5 109's.
cunuk 22:31:18 Departed from Field #82 in a Ju 88A-4
DWDing 22:31:21 Departed from Field #82 in a Ju 88A-4
DWShrddr 22:31:22 Departed from Field #82 in a Ju 88A-4
DWKuya 22:31:26 Departed from Field #82 in a Ju 88A-4
Bern1 22:33:19 Departed from Field #82 in a Ju 88A-4
The escort fighters took a high perch above the climbing bombers. Once the bombers leveled out at 20,000 ft, the strike force began to make good time to target making small course corrections. At T+50, the escort fighters merged with the defending enemy fighters. This allowed the bomber force to make the initial drop on the Town with 500kb bombs. The bomber force egressed south and then southeastenly while dropping in altitude making a slow left hand turn. The bomber force leveled out at 10,000 ft. and lined up for a second pass with 20 50kg bombs.
DWKuya 23:22:21 Destroyed a field gun at base #25
DWKuya 23:22:28 Destroyed a field gun at base #25
DWDing 23:22:29 Destroyed a town building at base #25
DWDing 23:22:30 Destroyed a field gun at base #25
DWShrddr 23:22:30 Destroyed a town building at base #25
DWShrddr 23:22:30 Destroyed a town building at base #25
DWShrddr 23:22:30 Destroyed a town building at base #25
DWShrddr 23:22:30 Destroyed a town building at base #25
DWShrddr 23:22:30 Destroyed a town building at base #25
DWShrddr 23:22:30 Destroyed a town building at base #25
Bern1 23:22:36 Destroyed a town building at base #25
DWDing 23:22:41 Destroyed a barracks at base #25
DWDing 23:22:41 Destroyed a barracks at base #25
DWDing 23:22:41 Destroyed a barracks at base #25
DWShrddr 23:22:49 Destroyed a field gun at base #25
Bern1 23:22:59 Destroyed a field gun at base #25
cunuk 23:24:23 Was shot down by and captured.
DWShrddr 23:24:38 Helps wasp shoot down FXDS.
cunuk 23:24:41 Departed from Field #82 in a Gunner-Observer
After dropping tha last of the bombs on the town, the bomber force egressed borth and then the survivors landed.
Bern1 23:35:05 Arrived Safely at Field #87
DWKuya 23:36:51 Arrived Safely at Field #87
DWShrddr 23:37:19 Arrived Safely at Field #87
DWDing 23:37:23 Arrived Safely at Field #87
High Command reported that 7 Yaks, 4 P-39's and 3 La's were defending against 15 Ju-88's, 10 Bf-109's and 9 FW-190's. 24 Objects were destroyed at a cost of 8 Ju-88's, 3 Bf-109's and 2 Fw-190's. The Russians lost 9 fighters.
132 DW Bomber Group stats:
Pilots: 5
Kills: 0
Assists: 1
Obj Destroyed: 16
Deaths: 0
Landed: 4
Bailed: 1
Captured: 1
Crashed: 0
Ditched: 0
Disco'd: 1