Good input, sirs.
Suggested:
1. Have 99% of fighters lift off from forward fields and rush to F1 VERY HIGH ALT to perch until enemy arrives. (Attempt to get a count of enemy a/c in the area.)
2. Bombers start from F23 with airstarts and proceed toward F32 on a delayed TOT approach.
3. Fighters return to fields with staggered landing allowing landing aircraft cover until each squad is back in the air. (How long could the 352nd stay over F1?)
4. Climb hard and join up with bomber group for the run to F32. Hopefully, the mix of dots on the radar will look like all the fighters coming back to F1 again.
5. During this set up period, we send NOE Ju87 to reclose F89 radar. Same Ju87 will do recon to find their shipping.
6. Once shipping is located, we spend sorties 2-3 taking them out.
*Note: We need someone to monitor the radar during this first fighter sortie.
Input requested.
Recon photo of F32