For putting this
together last night. Even with the formation command, this is a very rare sight in the MA these days. Most 'mass' formations are usually just a gaggle of bombers flying in relative proximity. But not this one.
Following pilots made up this formation:
Peanut1 509th HBG 'Ramblin Raiders'
Elec1 509th HBG 'Ramblin Raiders'
DZZ400 Zombie squad:"zombies dont play nice"
1Eagle1 ***Alchemists***
Blazin 509th HBG 'Ramblin Raiders'
bgoldy The Marauders
Picko 9GIAP VVS RKKA
BigMoFo Iron Saints 101st Squadron BTP
jbaker
hammer66 509th HBG 'Ramblin Raiders'
with chris7 as their sole escort in a P-51D
I only wished you guys had brought a squadron of escorts with you. For despite the popular whine, bombers at 20k flying several sectors deep into enemy territory are very much victims to any halfway coordinated interception.
By the time I was winchester, the mission had already lost 15 out of 30 bombers to the repeated attacks of 10 fighters. If any bomber pilot actually had made it back home, he would have been exceptionally lucky.
Hope to see more of this ... and wouldn't mind to see you fly somewhat higher and with more 'little friends'