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Dowly · 09-28-09, 01:10 PM

Pilot: Erwin Neuerberg
Luftflotte: Luftflotte 2
Geschwader: Jagdgeschwader 3
Gruppe: I
Aircraft: Messerschmitt 109E-4
Airbase: Colombert
Leader: Major Günther Lützow
Sorties: 3
Claims: 2

July 12

We had to wait for our mission today. It was already past noon before we got the word to take off for an escort mission against the 'Egg' convoy. 12 Stukas with 12 109s reached the convoy at 12:11. Another uneventful sortie for us it seems. The Stukas had been hit hard last night, again, they were unescorted for some darn reason.

I watched the Stukas as they began their attack on the convoy. Marvelous flying from them I might add, every column rolled over one by one in a perfect sync. They seemed to score quite a few hits too, good for them!

I snapped out of it to my radio coming to life 'Bandits! Dead ahead!'. The tommie got us this time, they were already on our Stukas before the 109s could react.

We went straight in, the hell with the altitude, the bomber pilots would all be dead before we could climb high enough to use it as our advantage. I picked my target, a hurricane that had just made it's pass on the Stukas. Perfect for me, I got right into his six and gave him a good burst, the Hurri started a tight turn and by doing so exposed his full plane to me. Another burst and a flash of light. The Hurri shot up into a steep climb, before rolling over and plummeting towards the water. I followed it to 1000 meters, when I noticed it had lost it's vertical stabiliser. I saw a bright flash and a plume of water to my left as I pulled up, no chute.

At around 2000 meters I observed a small dot to my 2 o'clock. Closer look revealed it as Hurricane. The poor bastard had no idea what hit him, first burst shattered his vertical stabiliser and rudder. I lost him into the clouds, but saw foam and parts floating in the water below the clouds, I presume it was him.

The fight had started to ease up and the last RAF fighters were being chased over the coast by our 109s. I was too far away and decided to head home. While climbing through the clouds I was faced with a surreal scenery, everything was white apart from few blotches of blue, giving me somekind of idea which way was up and which was down.

RTBd without any further to report.

09-28-09, 01:10 PM	#10
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Pilot: Erwin Neuerberg Luftflotte: Luftflotte 2 Geschwader: Jagdgeschwader 3 Gruppe: I Aircraft: Messerschmitt 109E-4 Airbase: Colombert Leader: Major Günther Lützow Sorties: 3 Claims: 2 July 12 We had to wait for our mission today. It was already past noon before we got the word to take off for an escort mission against the 'Egg' convoy. 12 Stukas with 12 109s reached the convoy at 12:11. Another uneventful sortie for us it seems. The Stukas had been hit hard last night, again, they were unescorted for some darn reason. I watched the Stukas as they began their attack on the convoy. Marvelous flying from them I might add, every column rolled over one by one in a perfect sync. They seemed to score quite a few hits too, good for them! I snapped out of it to my radio coming to life 'Bandits! Dead ahead!'. The tommie got us this time, they were already on our Stukas before the 109s could react. We went straight in, the hell with the altitude, the bomber pilots would all be dead before we could climb high enough to use it as our advantage. I picked my target, a hurricane that had just made it's pass on the Stukas. Perfect for me, I got right into his six and gave him a good burst, the Hurri started a tight turn and by doing so exposed his full plane to me. Another burst and a flash of light. The Hurri shot up into a steep climb, before rolling over and plummeting towards the water. I followed it to 1000 meters, when I noticed it had lost it's vertical stabiliser. I saw a bright flash and a plume of water to my left as I pulled up, no chute. At around 2000 meters I observed a small dot to my 2 o'clock. Closer look revealed it as Hurricane. The poor bastard had no idea what hit him, first burst shattered his vertical stabiliser and rudder. I lost him into the clouds, but saw foam and parts floating in the water below the clouds, I presume it was him. The fight had started to ease up and the last RAF fighters were being chased over the coast by our 109s. I was too far away and decided to head home. While climbing through the clouds I was faced with a surreal scenery, everything was white apart from few blotches of blue, giving me somekind of idea which way was up and which was down. RTBd without any further to report. Last edited by Dowly; 09-28-09 at 02:01 PM.