Future Pilot
04-30-2020, 18:15
In my primary resource for information about the Battle of Britain, (The book Fighter The True Story of the Battle of Britain, by Len Deighton) it includes the following very interesting sections.
The Dorniers had evolved a technique of approaching their target in a long shallow dive. This enabled them to add 100mph to their top speed, and at 370mph they were difficult to catch, even in a Spitfire.
And then another section, which was the experience of a RAF pilot undergoing this kind of attack.
The raids continued with the same relentless energy as they had the previous day. Inevitably some RAF fighters were caught on the ground. At lunchtime the Kenley Controller phoned 85 Squadron at Croydon and scrambled them. As Squadron Leader Peter Townsend cleared the perimeter fence and reached for the undercarriage retraction gear, his engine stopped. It missed a few beats before roaring back to life again. "Turning in the cockpit, I saw the rest of the squadron emerging from a vast eruption of smoke and debris." The blast of the bombs had strangled his engine but the Hurricanes survived the bombing. Out of sight over the horizon were the vulnerable Dornier Do 17s discovering that their low-level diving runs gave their targets no warning, and gave themselves a chance at getting away.
Is there any way that this could be simulated in Wings of Glory? :confused:
The Dorniers had evolved a technique of approaching their target in a long shallow dive. This enabled them to add 100mph to their top speed, and at 370mph they were difficult to catch, even in a Spitfire.
And then another section, which was the experience of a RAF pilot undergoing this kind of attack.
The raids continued with the same relentless energy as they had the previous day. Inevitably some RAF fighters were caught on the ground. At lunchtime the Kenley Controller phoned 85 Squadron at Croydon and scrambled them. As Squadron Leader Peter Townsend cleared the perimeter fence and reached for the undercarriage retraction gear, his engine stopped. It missed a few beats before roaring back to life again. "Turning in the cockpit, I saw the rest of the squadron emerging from a vast eruption of smoke and debris." The blast of the bombs had strangled his engine but the Hurricanes survived the bombing. Out of sight over the horizon were the vulnerable Dornier Do 17s discovering that their low-level diving runs gave their targets no warning, and gave themselves a chance at getting away.
Is there any way that this could be simulated in Wings of Glory? :confused: