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Post by I/KG26_Alpha on Jan 7, 2007 21:45:18 GMT
Sunday 7th January Pilot Name: AircraftType: Target Duties: Targets Destroyed: Mission End Status: Points: Mission Debriefing: Guys please cut and paste the above and please fill in the blanks accordingly in a new post. Mission Stats: www.kg26.com/Rigamission26.htm..htm
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Post by I/KG26_Alpha on Jan 7, 2007 22:13:54 GMT
Sunday 7th January
Pilot Name: I/KG26_Alpha AircraftType: He111 H6 2 x SC 2000kg Target Duties: Riga Airfield Targets Destroyed: 21 Aircraft Mission End Status: Landed at Schrunden Points: 420
Mission Debriefing:
I took off from Schrunden having been given a high alt mission to soften up Riga airfield as part of the airfield clear out missions of late. The He111 was heavy on the controls with the two sc 2000kg payload but the crew were grinning from ear to ear excited at dropping these monsters on the Ivans airfield. We got on a heading of 75' climbing to 4500m with the rest of the flight heading to Mitau to give blanket bombing support for the Stukas attacking there, so I had a quiet flight to target untill the radio bust into life with reports from I/KG_26 Evil & Diesel shouting they were under attack from enemy fighters, I heard most of the fight over the radio and it sounded like Diesel took a hit to an engine But Evil & Grayray defended well and fought off the Ivans.
I contacted Diesel and asked if he was able to continue to the Riga factory target he was assigned to and he confirmed this as I made a heading to Riga airfield which covered mine and his target in case of any problems with his aircraft, he called he made a good hit and I pulled the bombisite up and have 5 seconds to line up on the airfield below, 4500m 310kph got dialed in the sight fast and bombs were gone seconds later, I wrenched the He111 starboard away from the intense flak coming up, those Ivans didn't want me there, 85mm was thick and I heard the canopy shatter in my right ear above the starboard engine, weaving away from the hell hole Riga at 4500m i saw Diesel low and slow north of the airfield and advised him to stay away from there, he advised he was landing at the new fighter base in the east sector of Riga forest.
Diesels last transmission was he was out of fuel and then silence.
Evil was reporting good hits on the tanks at T-22 with Grayray and was heading to Olai W-22 looking for more tanks, again there was radio chatter of difficulty finding/seeing them but it was soon apparent that they found them as both pilots lost thier lives attacking them.
I had a quiet flight back to Schrunden and made a good landing the crew were all ok despite the flak hits we took.
The bar was a very gloomy place with the loss of 3 Ju88 crews.
S!
I/KG26_Alpha
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