The Fall of France. Mission 1: 11th May 1940

[Trautloft]

Mission Date: 11-06-1940-1115-1135

Name: Trautloft
Rank: Oberleutnant
Unit: 6./JG26
Aircraft: Bf-109 E1
Markings: Brown 8
Aerodrome: Merville
Status: KIA
Victory Claims:

Time	Place	Aircraft	Opponent	Confirmed
-	-	-	-	-

KIA after Blenheim turn hard right and collided.

[Wiesel]

Mission Date: 11-06-1940 1115-1140

Name: Wiesel
Rank: Obergefreiter
Unit: 6./JG26
Aircraft: Bf 109 E1
Markings: Brown 17
Aerodrome: Merville
Status: Belly landed
Victory Claims:

Time	Place	Aircraft	Opponent	Confirmed
-	-	-	-	-

Damaged two Blenheims (Venting and Loosing Fuel). Got a hit in the water cooler on the second attack run from Blenheim defence fire. Managed to glide back in the direction of Merville airfield. Belly landed in a cornfield and walked the remaining 1km home...

[Hypoxia]

Mission Date: 12/08/13

Name: Hypoxia
Unit: 4./JG26BF109-E3
Markings: White 12
Aerodrome: Mierville
Status: Survived…Landed at Auxiliary Airfield in German occupied France

Victory Claims: 0
Time Place Aircraft Opponent Confirmed
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Lost Team speak Connection near takeoff. Spent 10 minutes trying to reconnect. Team speak server was full and would not let me back in. Decided to fly mission without comm. Took off late by myself. Flew to objective. Followed other ME109s to bombers. Made several passes on Blenheims. Saw one Blenheim separated from rest and followed . Shot this Blenheim up pretty badly but lost in clouds. Returned and landed safely without seeing any other aircraft.

[Grey]

Mission Date: 11-05-40

Name: Grey
Rank: obg
Unit: 4./JG26
Aircraft:109E1
Markings: ace of spades (black 1)
Aerodrome: Merville
Status:RTB
Victory Claims:

Time	Place	Aircraft	Opponent	Confirmed
-	-	-	-	-

Took off from Merville as schwarmführer of schwarm 2 of 5./JG26. we were ordered by our gruppenkommandeur to do a bomber sweep in area BF16 in order to keep our assets safe. The three of us, Madigan, Fly-by and me formed up on the run- way, we waited on the other Gruppen to take off and after a while it was our turn, I felt anxious cause we had a few beers before the scramble with our good friend Joachim Marseille, and I was told by him that the Englander only sip thee, so, how could this turn out...
It wouldn't be long before we found out. Once airborne we were heading bearing 225 and after 7 minutes I spotted a whole bunch of Blemmies without any escort at our 7 o'clock!! Was this an illusion, could this be really true and how could I've missed them?!! I asked my schwarm if they were sharing the same vision of a fata morgana as I, I didn't think so, cause I was suggested to head for those impersonal killers. But then the inevitable happened. Technical problems... (I was looking at a screen saver of my cock-pit at that moment) So we decided to split up. The schwarm went to the Cap Gris Nez to do an advanced sweep and I took off again from Merville to do a fighter sweep in the area where our kamaraden of the panzer-truppen were doing good for the fatherland. Nothing much special there, few contacts, but I stayed away from the action since they had the advantage over me. Order didn't get to me directly, but our good kamaraad Fly-by told me it was time to let the battle area go as it was. Sadness and sorrow filled my heart since I didn't get any step closer to the much wanted eisern kreuz today. (Englander call this the cross of iron). It didn't take long to find my new heimat back.
By then you think you've seen it all, but no, a Hurricane was trying to land on our new gained precious soil. Lucky the flak went in to action and scared him away. I went after him, gave him a few bursts, and since I gave my tracers away to the other schwarms he never saw me coming!! parts of his cowling flew around my trusty 109, still he thought the mighty flak was battering on him, what a laugh!! He went fast not knowing where he was. I let him fly back to that cigar smoking Churchill, so he could tell he had survived the ace of spades, or in other words the black one. Doesn't matter anyways, the end of the war is imminent and we will prevail!

[Mason]

Mission Date: 11-05-1940 0000-0000

Name: Mason
Rank: Gefreiter
Unit: 4./JG26
Aircraft: Bf-109 E-1
Markings: White 3
Aerodrome: Merville-Calonne
Status: crash landed
Victory Claims: 0

Departed 13:55 from Merville-Calonne, proceeded to target area, engaged and damaged 1 blennie. Became separated from schwarm. Returned to target area and engaged multiple hurricanes, received damaged and performed emergency landing in field, circa target area

[Rook]

Mission Date: 11-06-1940 1105-1215

Name: Rook
Rank: Feldwebel
Unit: 6./JG26
Aircraft: Bf 109 E1
Markings: Brown 11
Aerodrome: Merville
Status: Wounded / Plane damaged , landed at Merville
Victory Claims:

Time	Place	Aircraft	Opponent	Confirmed
-	-	-	-	-

6./JG26 started from Merville at 1120, during the first attack on the enemy bomber formation i lost visuals to Major Pitti, caused from heavy defensive fire from the bomber crews. My plane takes several hits, but nothing critical. I made atleast three runs on the outer right bomber, and was able to shoot him out of formation with dead engines and venting. After my last run on that bomber i got visuals on Major Pitti again and join his flight.
We spot two single bomber out of the main formation and start our attack, one confirmed victory for Major Pitti just after he brings one bomber to a uncontrolled spin downwards.
Several minutes after, we encounter multiple Hurricanes over the target area, during the heat of the battle i lost visuals again to major Pitti and start fighting a single Hurricane. One of my most dramatic dogfights, changing the side from hunter to prey in every 2 minutes of the battle. Nevertheless, the pilot managed to lead a lot of hits in my plane and wounded me. Major Pitti was on radio all the time and was able to find me on deck with the Hurricane fighting. He ended the fight with one single strafe out of the sun and i saw the Hurricane crashing into the ground. After some minutes a 109 shot Major Pitti by accident and he must return to base. I made my way home escorted by DaHeld back to Merville. Landed with a little trouble on 1210.

[Neun]

Mission Date: 15-05-1940 11-15

Name:Neun
Rank:Unterfeldwebel
Unit:6./JG26
Aircraft:Bf 109 E-1
Markings: brown 9
Aerodrome:Mervile-Calonne
Status:Pilot ok / landing on friendly base with water coolant damage
Victory Claims:

Time	Place	Aircraft	Opponent	Confirmed
11-30		Blendheim	KI	No

[Jupp]

Name: Jupp
Rank: Obergefreiter
Unit: 4./JG26
Aircraft: Bf-109
Markings: Black 15
Aerodrome: West-Marquise, France
Status: RTB Engine

[Pitti]

I've added my full length written report to my post: http://www.aircombatgroup.co.uk/forum/v ... 446#p12446

[Ape]

Mission Date: 15-05-1940 11-15

Name:Ape
Rank:Unterfeldwebel
Unit:6./JG26
Aircraft:Bf 109 E-1
Markings: brown 15
Aerodrome:Mervile-Calonne
Status:Pilot ok / bailed because of destroyed engine because of defensive Blennheim fire.