The Group was tasked with a early Frame attack on two of the enemy beachheads on the SE Coast of the Island. On arrival we learned that protective DD fire would need to be dealt with at both locations in order to attack the various ground targets. We knew that there would be limited time to do the ground attacks as we also needed to set up a CAP over the South end of the island prior to the arrival of the enemy attack force. As it turned out, the enemy did not seem to desire to leave their own radar coverage, and the Group ended up chasing them all the way back to their bases and engaged them there towards the end of the Frame. Pilots =JMan= and MadCat were on TDY with the Knights.
AttendingJuice=
Todzla
=JMan=
Vulche
JlordJ
=Wilz=
Parson
Caruso
-Oskar
Chicdg
RedSgt
Sky--
Fencer
MadCat
Tracer
DeWolf
ClaimsThe Command Staff of the 352nd Fighter Group is pleased to announce that our CO, Mr. Juice=, operated his various aircraft with enough skill in the first two Frames to become a Series Ace:
Pilot JLordJ operated his Bf 109 aircraft with enough skill to take out an incredible 39 Ground Objects, and (2) Destroyers, in 13 sorties to be a multiple "Ground Pounder" Ace in Frame 2.
Frame 2Vulche: Kills (3). P-40E (3).
Chicdg: Kills (1). P-38F (1). Assist: (2).
Juice=: Kills (1). Spit IX (1). Assist: (1). Destroyer (1). Ground Object (1).
RedSgt: Kills (1). P-40F (1). Assist: (1).
=JMan=: Killls (1). P-40F (1). Freighter (3). Destroyer (3). Ground Objects (5).
-Oskar: Kills (1). P-38F (1). Destroyer (1). Ground Objects (7).
=Wilz=: Kills (1). Spit IX (1). Ground Objects (4).
Tracer: Assist (1). Ground Objects (4).
JLordJ: Destroyer (2). Ground Objects: (39).
DeWolf: Ground Objects (9).
MadCat: Ground Objects (3).
Fencer: Ground Objects (2).
Summary
•16 pilots
•91 sorties
•84 safe landing(s)
•7 airframe(s) lost ( 6 x Bf-109G6 * 1 x FW-190F8 *)
•5 pilot(s) KIA
•0 taken POW
•9 victories
•5 assist(s)
•87 ground objects and/or AI destroyed
Thanks to Zinhawk for taking the Axis lead, and to our Janitors.
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