Operation Spread Eagle
Buff groups:
Airframe: Ju88’s 500kgs x 4, fuel at your descretion
Home fields:
DR group 1- F7 (3 step field) Radar pentration inbound to target at F118 area
DR group 2- F28 (2 step field) Radar pentration inbound to target at 10,5x
Lf6-Tk - F44 (3 steps, so all Lf6 can base here) Radar pentration inbound to target at 5,5x
NS/UMM - F157 (3 step field) Radar pentration inbound to target at 5,2x
All groups to target shipping at Port 227.
Group designated target areas noted on graphic below for Port 227. You may also drop on targets of opportunity in your line of flight at the port.
T = +30 or sooner you need to be at alt. and not more than one sector away from radar penetration at map area noted above. Once you are one sector out, let me know. The course you take to get there is up to you. Stay off radar until your group is ordered to head to target. DR group 1 will be first to head in. Others will be called to head in every few minutes or so as the situation warrants.
After the drop all will head up the 8 line, nose down to get speed.
Small boats and freighters should be a priority as they go down the easiest, but drop on any ship you can.
A tight bomber box is life. Inform your escort of your target run-in altitude. Please report your location every so often.
I suspect there will not be enough time to send any bombers to hit the shipping SW of Malta.
All fighters - Bf109 F4 - 100 fuel with drop tank
352nd F124 (3 step field) - Escort DR group 1 as you see fit.
4th - F136 (3 step field) - Escort DR group 2 as you see fit.
Lf6-JG51 - F 44 (3 step field, so all Lf6 can base here) - Escort TK as you see fit.
23rd - F217 (2 step field) - Escort UMM/NS as you see fit.
Do not go on enemy dar until your bomber group is about to go on dar. Exception is the 352nd may send some ahead if they so desire.
As all of our bombers converge on Malta there could be mass confusion as to who is enemy and friendly, stay awake and smart…and with your bombers if possible. If your bomb group seems clear outbound at some point feel free to send some of your fighters back to help other groups in the stream headed home, if you so desire.
Will post another graphic tomorrow after work.
Good Luck !!
Hope I don’t have any typo’s, been a long night!
**Gums: minimum number of targets at 220 that should be still up and needing destroyed according to the S6 stats:
Huts 1 and 4 located on South end of 220
2 x 75mm AT, one North and one south very near 220.
Thought I saw two trucks East, but s6 says destroyed.
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