Simviation Forum - New Years Day

Jan 1^st, 2004 at 9:59am

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On January 1st 1945 the Luftwaffe launched a surprise dawn air assault on Allied forward airstrips in a last throw of the dice effort to inflict a major blow upon the Allied air forces.

Flying low, the attackers were able to creep up on the unsuspecting Allies.

The Luftwaffe was able to catch many Allied bases totally by surprise...

And inflict large amounts of damage.

But not everything went to plan. Ground fire took its toll...

And the Allies were able to scramble fighters to intercept.

Although both sides took heavy losses, at this point in the War, Germany was unable to sustain them whilst the Allies were more able to.
Operation "Bodenplatte" was a brave attempt to strike a major blow against Allied air power, but was the beginning of the end for the Luftwaffe.

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Reply #1 - Jan 1^st, 2004 at 10:39am

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VERY well done, Tempest. Great shots, great story. Wink

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Reply #2 - Jan 1^st, 2004 at 1:37pm

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Absolutely stunning pics, well done Tempest Wink

Jonathan 8)

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Reply #3 - Jan 1^st, 2004 at 4:12pm

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Tempest:
Although well shot, the first 6 pics had me worried that with the new year, you had changed sides in the war. Roll Eyes

Glad to see you are still on our side. 8)

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Reply #4 - Jan 1^st, 2004 at 5:27pm

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Not the beginning of the end for the luftwaffe. After Bodenplatte they were decimated and no longer a fighting force. Basically Bodenplatte was a last fling by a beaten Luftwaffe. Which cost them nearly 300 pilots. Something they couldn't afford.

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Reply #5 - Jan 2^nd, 2004 at 8:33am

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*sniff*

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Reply #6 - Jan 2^nd, 2004 at 10:29am

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Quote:

Tempest:
Although well shot, the first 6 pics had me worried that with the new year, you had changed sides in the war. Roll Eyes

Glad to see you are still on our side. 8)

Fido Grin

I often like to fly Axis Warbirds Fido old chap. After all, better to know your foe Wink

Seriously though, I love the 190 and 109 and the 109 in the shots here is a very good fighter plane. Shot down loads of Mustangs.

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Reply #7 - Jan 5^th, 2004 at 4:47pm

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Quote:

*sniff*

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Reply #8 - Jan 5^th, 2004 at 6:09pm

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you're so mean...

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Reply #9 - Jan 5^th, 2004 at 7:35pm

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Aren't I?

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Reply #10 - Jan 6^th, 2004 at 6:35am

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Hey tempest. nice shots and accurate story. U ever heared of a multiplayer online game called air attack. I recognise the name thats all.
Sam 8)

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