"raid over watten" The last mission of "ALSACE Co" René Mouchotte: With add of archives data(if u find good webpage of this mission, pls link it) 27 august 1943,late afternoon: 8th bomber command Take off to bomb v2 site Watten near st Omer. Fighter cover: 23 squadrons of spit 9, 4 groups of p47. Scénario: First wave was 60 b17, 23 spit 9(biggin hill wing sq341.485), 33 p47.the b17s had to go E over france and turn left to N in order to bomb on a good line. While buff leaved England coast, they were localised by LW 40 planes: mostly 190a and few me109, attacked the raid from St POL to N French coast. Planes: B17, spit 9, p47, 190a, Me 109. B17 8th bomber command : 4/5 pilots + 2 wingmen each, leader : FLIHNT. Spit IX 341 sqd "ALSACE" : 6 pilots, leader: TIGROU P 47c 56th fighter group : 6 pilots, need leader 190a4 JG2 : 8 pilots, leader:GLAS 109 g2r6 JG26: 8 pilots, leader: HILMAR rules: each group folow nav and time until meet enemis, then everygroup is free to fight as they want. pilots killed can join gunner pos in b17 (if possible) hope u will enjoy it
Re: registriation open for "raid over watten" ihmo, ldr of p47s is taken by big jo 2 hour before u, u can be the back up leader so i'll send u too data of mission, give ur mail pls b17 leader: flihnt spit ldr: tigrou p47 ldr big jo 190 ldr : glas 109 ldr: hilmar contact them and poll to enter mission.