Kanalkampf. Mission 12: 24th July 1940

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Re: Kanalkampf. Mission 12: 24th July 1940

Post by Vukac » Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:50 pm

Squadron: No.64
Squadron code: "SH"
Marking: C
Pilot name: Vukac
Date: 24th July 1940
Base: Hawkinge
Type: SUPERmarine Spitfire

After take-off, a group of white circles and joins the pink flight.
After a few rounds, we go to the bombers that were coming from the direction of Callas.
With another Spitfire, move to attack the group Do17.
We attack them.The moment I tried to go underneath the bombers who set himself on fire, he suddenly turns and breaking my right wing.
In the end, I did not open the parachute!
Claims: 1 DO-17
Pilot:KIA
Aircraft: Lost.
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Re: Kanalkampf. Mission 12: 24th July 1940

Post by Nitrous » Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:47 pm

Squadron: No.64 Squadron
Pilot name: Nitrous
Date: 24th July 1940
Time: 1050hrs
Base: Hawkinge
Type: Spitfire MKIa 100 Octane
Marking: I for Indigo
Serial number: GLORIA

Synopsis:
I was leisurely sat in the cockpit of my spit just making the final touches to my "Hands-Free" Smartphone holder attachement that I install3ed yesterday, so that I can listen to my favourite download tracks when I heard across the radio the command to start engines SCRAMBLE!! SCRAMBLE!! SCRAMBLE!! from the squad C/O. I lead the first flight take-off in PINK flight with Bounder and Fenris on either wing.
We circled Hawkinge and climbed to 15000ft and waited further orders.
As usual 501 did not get off the ground for another 20mins as they argued their way into a formation take-off(this is a war 501, not a sunday flight over the cliffs).
64 squad, quickly formed up and headed up to our rendezvous point with the hurri's approximately 15 miles off the coast of deal where we saw a large raid of bombers.
The hurris dove in and attacked the bombers whilst 64 engaged the escorting 109's.
I dove in on a 109 and lit him up. With a small fire on his left wing and radiators gone he spiralled down and ditched in the drink.
I then came round on another 109 and fired a 2 sec burst on him and hit him in the radiator, then broke off as he wasn't getting home.
Pink flight then turned back to the bombers that we heading on a course to Manston to help out the hurris that were engaged with the bombers.
There were only a few of the 109's around the bombers so I dove in and shot down 2 dornier do-17's.
As I was shooting at the second dornier, I noticed a 109 circle round on my six. I broke off and dove towards the deck as I was nearly winchester.
He managed to get a few lucky shots off and hit my engine and very quickly oil started to appear on my wind screen. I managed to lose him in the clouds before my engine clapped out on me.
I glided down and landed on the beach near Deal.

Claims:
Destroyed: 1 x Bf109, 2 x Dornier Do-17's
Probable: 1x Bf-109
Damaged: None

Pilot: OK
Aircraft: Engine and Airframe Damage.

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Re: Kanalkampf. Mission 12: 24th July 1940

Post by Hawes » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:25 pm

Squadron: No.615 "County of Surrey" Squadron
Squadron code: "KW"
Pilot name: Hawes
Date: 24th July 1940
Time: 1050hrs
Base: Hawkinge
Type: Hawker Hurricane Ia
Marking: T for 'Toc'
Serial number: L2098

'Panta' squadron was scrambled from Hawkinge to intercept incoming bombers. I shouldn't have been flying today, but I gave the MO the slip to lead my squadron into battle again. I followed the interception bearing and found myself over the coast of Dover. 'Panta' was the first RAF squadron to make contact with the enemy. We saw them coming from the direction of Calais at around Angels 12. They had a few 'snappers' above them and I ordered F/Sgt Baron and S/A Johnny to stay high as a light protection against the fighters and smashed into the middle of the Dornier 17s. I got one good burst off at the leader of the Port element but I was hit by several bullets and my engine began to run rough. I pulled up in a climb and dropped again damaging another bomber. By this time oil covered my windscreen and I had to glide away. After 2 or 3 minutes I saw a smoking Do 17 below me shooting. I attacked with a windmilling engine and got a good shot off at his engine. He dropped into the sea and I ditched fairly close to me. I was picked up later by one of our ships, but we never found the enemy crew.



Claims
Destroyed: 1 (shared) DO17
Probable:
Damaged: 2 DO17

Lost
Pilot: OK,
A/C: Lost

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Re: Kanalkampf. Mission 12: 24th July 1940

Post by Meaker » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:12 pm

Squadron: No.501 "County of Gloucester" Squadron
Squadron code: SD
Pilot name: Meaker
Date: 24th July 1940
Time: 1050hrs
Base: Hawkinge
Type: Hawker Hurricane Ia
Marking: G for George
Serial number: P2793

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Took off from Hawkinge once again to give Jerry a bloody nose,noted the cross wind was bloody dreadful as we made taxi along the perimeter track to the main runway.

With my compass and direction Giro set,I took up my position starboard of the ‘Guvnor’,we were to head to Manston to attack an incoming raid of 40+ bandits which had been tracked by Chain Home Radar.
With 64 and 615 Squadron’s already up and away,we finally got airborne and after a short time leaving Hawkinge,we all got into some sort of organised formation and headed easterly along the Kent coast to the North Foreland which is the eastern extremity of the Isle of Thanet.

We gained some valuable altitude before P/O Bully got our attention focused to the oncoming raid of Dorniers heading towards Manston on our 1 o'clock.The ‘Guvnor directed us into position and 501 slammed hard into the German bombers,giving them hell.

I took up an engaging position starboard, of the first group,lined up my target just beneath his six o’clock and with a quick two to three second squirt,nailed my first bomber,his engine nacelles well alight as he plunged earthwards towards the sea below.

The second was even easier,with a bit of left rudder,I moved my Hurricane along the group in a linear motion,like a crab moving on the sand,lined up the second bomber along,and again gave him a short burst in the direction of his port engine,ensuring I was firing up and into the engine,from my position just below him,it lit up with the De Wilde incendiary igniting the fuel and he too was sent into the sea.
As I watched him hit the sea below,I noticed a second group of Dorniers coming in from behind the first group,I wheeled my kite around but was aware that 109’s were in the area,so doubled back on myself just to be sure I was’nt going to be made a target.

The first group had now presumably disappeared Northwards and were out of my sight,when I noticed a low flying Dornier making his way back to France over Manston Aerodrome,I gave chase and again shot him down.Then as I made my way over the bay at Manston caught sight of another fleeing Dornier this one heading out towards Deal.
During this time I was in constant radio contact with P/O Bully and he soon joined me in chasing down this escaping Dornier,the two of us harassing the bomber as it flew along the Kent coastline.
As I pressed my gun’s ‘Fire’ button,I quickly realised my ration of ammo had run out and I was now ‘Winchester’,I informed P/O Bully of my situation and made for RTB at Hawkinge.I believe P/O Bully pressed on with the attack before he too made for Hawkinge.

We landed in tandem again for what must be about the third week in a row I reckon,and once down headed towards the bar,an anxious thirst had come over us and I was ready to get them in.

Claims:
Destroyed: 3 x Dornier Do-17's(confirmed by P/O Bully looking at stats at mission end) <---Please, no stats window. You either see it or have a witness see it or you KNOW it is doomed (lost wing/bailing out etc) or it's probable/damaged
Probable:
Damaged: 1 x Dornier Do-17

Pilot: OK
Aircraft: Ok and servicable

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Re: Kanalkampf. Mission 12: 24th July 1940

Post by Von Archie » Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:19 pm

I can confirm Meakers Dornier over Manston as I saw it go down.
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Re: Kanalkampf. Mission 12: 24th July 1940

Post by Bully » Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:37 pm

Squadron: No.501 "County of Gloucester" Squadron
Squadron code: SD
Pilot name: Bully
Date: 24th July 1940
Time: 1050hrs
Base: Hawkinge
Type: Hawker Hurricane Ia
Marking: B for Beer
Serial number: L2038

Managed to make the squadron take off this week, a fantastic sight as always! We headed out from Hawkinge towards Deal, following radar plots to locate the enemy. 615 were the first to sight the enemy group, as directed us towards them. I caught sight of the enemy formation at our 1 O' clock, and the guv'nor gave the order to attack!

Made a head on pass on the front group of bombers but did not manage to get any in my sights, so held on to my ammunition. Carrying a lot of speed, I climb up and away from the DO-17's as Adolf seemed to have loaded them with pilot seeking missiles.
Saw a Hurricane getting attacked from behind, so dropped down to assist. I think I was to late as the Hurricane peeled away to the right, venting. The 109 seemed oblivious to my arrival and carried in flying straight and level. I got within range and gave him a good long squirt of bullets. He started to vent and broke away.

I avoided following him initially in case his friends came to his aid. However they did not, so I pressed home my attack. He was now below me, so I rolled over to attack him again. As I got closer, I could see his engine had died! I over shot, and decided I would fly back round to make sure that was right. I looped over, and, as I had first seen, the enemies engine was dead. Flying alongside, I gave him a friendly wave, and then did a victory roll over the top of him. He did not take kindly to this, and tried to shoot at me. However no hits were received. I stayed above him and watched him ditch in the drink.
While flying back towards Manston, I caught sight of a wounded DO-17 trying to get home. This was to good a target to miss, some unloaded some De Wilde into him. He started to chuck out some black smoke, and fell towards to channel.


I lost radio contact with the majority of 501 pilots , but I made contact with P/O Meaker and we rendezvoused around Ramsgate. P/O Meaker was slightly lower than me and called out that he had seen a DO-17 running across Manston. He dove into attack, and I saw him get hits into the enemy. A lot of 501 pilots that had crawled back to Manston had got desperate and were trying to shoot the Germans down with the AA. They called out another bombers heading down the coast from Manston towards Deal. I caught sight of the enemy, so I picked up speed and closed in. Again P/O Meaker was in first, and got some hits. He then called out that he was out of ammo. I got within guns and, knowing that I would soon have to RTB, unloaded most of my remaining ammunition into the Hun. Bits of the Dornier came flying off, included some big bits of his tail section, and he, like his to friends before him, was about to get very wet. He dove away to the left and crashed into the sea.

I joined up with P/O Meaker & Cpl. Flick and we headed back to Home base to land. The bar was empty of pilots but full of beer. The bus from Manston back to Hawkinge would be pretty full today!

Claims
Destroyed: 1 x ME109, 1 x DO-17
Probable : 1 x DO-17
Damaged:

Losses
Pilot - Survived
A/C – Serviceable
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Re: Kanalkampf. Mission 12: 24th July 1940

Post by Teepee » Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:13 pm

Squadron: No.501 "County of Gloucester" Squadron
Squadron code: "SD"
Pilot name: FO Teepee
Date: 24th July 1940
Time: 1050hrs
Base: Hawkinge
Type: Trusty Hawker Hurricane Mk 1A
Marking: "M for Marvel"
Serial number: N2617

Synopsis:

Today was not a good day.

First of all after my last sortie, the marvel machine that was my trusty Hurricane developed a leak in the engine compartment due to a stray round from the Hun Ju87 that I had brought down into the sea. This meant that I would have to fly the Squadron spare on my next mission. I had heard that it was a bit like a carpenters thumb – it had been hammered. Never the less it meant that I was still able to hand out my DeWilde calling card next time I met the Hun.

The second bit of bad news was that I found some copies of Yvettes photo on the MT Section notice board. I distinctly remembered placing the photo under door of the brave Meaker to console him after the loss of his beloved Merlin. There were some lurid comments, written by some horrible ground crew types, making reference to where the French girls keep their cheesy straws which I thought were pretty bad form. I made a mental note to have a private chat with PO Meaker when I next saw him alone.

Thirdly, the chaps were having an inter Squadron sports afternoon in the mess when we were interrupted by the Boss, just as the empty bottle of Black & White was put in the scrum. The Boss wasn’t impressed and we were given a damn good talking to. He seemed to be looking at me when he also mentioned that the Mess steward had reported finding mysterious deposits on the cloth, and an empty wine bottle jammed into each of the six pockets of the snooker table during the morning clean up. ‘It all has to stop’, he shouted, as we broke up and went to get kitted up for the next mission.

Today the Wing Orders were to patrol just off the coast in the Manston/Deal area. Wing Ops had reported that a large raid was brewing, just North of St Omer, and would probably be trying to hit Manston.

We strapped into our incredibly awesome Hurricanes, and waited for the Off. We scrambled in the usual way and made our way to our patrol area. Not long into the patrol, the steely eyed killer called PO Bully reported that 40+ enemy machines, Dorniers, had been spotted. I set my wing span to Maximum Destruction and waited for the Boss to release us onto the Hun. ‘We’ll go head on’ he shouted. With a chorus of ‘Tally Ho’ the fearless 501 Sqn aviators in their deadly Hurricanes dove towards the approaching black swarm. I selected my victim and gave him a long deadly burst of DeWilde noting that the cockpit area of my victim was receiving plenty of ‘welcome’. As I passed over the Dornier, at a tremendous Hurricane speed, I noticed that my ‘guest’ was already leaving the party in a downward spiral of doom. I claim 1 x probable Do17.

I continued to climb in my fantastic flying machine and then winged over to hand out some more party treats to the black crossed crates that were heading towards Blighty, intent on doom. As I approached the nest of vipers, in a truly formidable attacking run, I was suddenly selected to receive my share of lead. My trusty Hurricane shook as the enemy rounds zipped through the fuselage and wings. Sydney Camm had designed the wonder machine to absorb plenty of rough punishment, but today Fritz had taken an extra measure of lead with him. My vision was fading as the bullets danced their deadly ballet into my torso. My memorise went back to the days of the Summer of ’38 and the hedonistic games played with Yvette and Mimi – Naughty Word Snap, Happy Families, Catch the Snake, Play the Oboe etc.. As my majestic Hurricane hit the sea a wave of darkness eased any pain I had been suffering and it was once again my turn to roll the dice…….

Claims:
Destroyed: None
Probable: 1 x Do17
Damaged: None

Losses:
Pilot: Not OK
A/C: Definitely not Fully Serviceable.

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Re: Kanalkampf. Mission 12: 24th July 1940

Post by Mauf » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:38 pm

Squadron: No.501 "County of Gloucester" Squadron
Squadron code: "SD"
Pilot name: Mauf
Base: Hawkinge
Date: 24th July 1940
Base: Hawkinge
Type: Hawker Hurricane I
Marking: "D for Don"
Serial number: LI898


Claims:
Downed: 1 Do17
Probable: 0
Damaged: 0

Losses
Pilot: Alive, sitting in my dinghy. In dire need of some Mickey Mouse comics and a glass of sour pickles.
A/C: Hole-ier than the pope, wetter than Nitrous looking at Baron wearing stockings.

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Re: Kanalkampf. Mission 12: 24th July 1940

Post by Thaine » Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:43 am

Squadron: No.64 Squadron
Pilot name: Thaine
Date: 24th July 1940
Time: 1050hrs
Base: Hawkinge
Type: Spitfire MKIa 100 Octane
Marking: J for Johnnie
Serial number: L1068

Synopsis:

Straping myself into my crate I discovered that the radio still wasn't working. I was almost about to abandon this mission, when some very skilled mechanic was able to find and fix the problem. By that time 64 had already scrambled. Me, Vranac and Binkitone were leaving Hawkinge late and speeded toward Dover for assistance. Upon arrival we saw a group of bombers and their escorts. Vranac dove onto one of the 109s while I provided cover. During this pursiut the Messerschmidt managed to get into position behind Vranac, who gave me order to light Jerry up. My distance was suboptimal but still I did not hesitate to send tracers towards our enemy to scare him off. It did it's effect. He broke away and went into a dive. I followed but broke off shortly after to conserve energy.

I climbed my way back towards Ramsgate where Gromic and Vranac were reporting intruders. A 109 approached me in my six. I went defensive and the 109 abandoned it's attack after being engaged by a Hurricane. It headed for France at low altitude following a group of very low flying bombers. I noticed at least 2 more contacts following me. Pulling my Spitfire into a loop I gained position behind them. One of them turned out to be Fenris, the others 109's. The leading 109 pulled into a right climb and sealed it's fate by this. Fenris aimed well and Jerry bursted into flames before dropping into the sea. I hereby confirm Sgt. Fenris' kill.

I warned him about the second 109, trying to get into position. He was aware of my presence rolling and making my life difficult. I only could score some hits into his wingtip. He then speeded away in a shallow dive. I followed releasing more rounds after him until I went winchester. While returning to Hawkinge, I was once approached by a 109. After a single pass he disengaged, probably out of fuel and ammo as well. I landed at Hawkinge without further problems.



Claims:
Destroyed: None
Probable: None
Damaged: 1 x BF109

Pilot: OK
Aircraft: Rudder damage.
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Re: Kanalkampf. Mission 12: 24th July 1940

Post by Random » Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:47 am

Squadron: No.615
Squadron code: "KW"
Marking: N
Pilot name: Random
Date: 24th July 1940
Base: Hawkinge
Type: Hurricane mk Ia

Synopsis:
Took off, all was going well until we met the enemy bomber formation, made a pass and got shot in the belly as I peeled off. Their gunners must have been practicing! Archie reports steam from my radiator so I decide to make one last pass before heading home

Unfortunately after shredding the left engine of a Do17 I forgot to take into account that bombers fly slower with just one engine. I pulled up to evade but gerry must have known he was going down and decided to take me with him. He nosed up and it all went black....

Claims
Destroyed: 1 Do17
Probable:
damaged

Losses
Pilot: KIA
AC: Went for a swim with a dornier

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