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P-61 Vs V-1

"In England, the 422nd NFS finally received their first P-61s in late June, and began flying operational missions over England in mid-July. These aircraft arrived without the dorsal turrets so the squadrons' gunners were reassigned to another NFS that was to continue flying the P-70. The first P-61 engagement in the European Theatre occurred on July 15 when a P-61 piloted by Lt. Herman Ernst was directed to intercept a V-1 "Buzz Bomb". Diving from above and behind to match the V-1's 350 mph speed, the P-61's plastic rear cone imploded under the pressure and the attack was aborted. The tail cones would fail on several early P-61A models before this problem was corrected. On July 16, Lt. Ernst was again directed to attack a V-1 and, this time, was successful, giving the 422nd NFS and the European Theatre its first P-61 kill."
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Two versions of a Fw-200 being shot down by either a P-39 or P-40 over Iceland,

"Not only did he see a Heinkel 111 but in August 1942 he also saw a Focke-Wulf 200 Condor. He saw it flying over Reykjavík from a roof window. The next time he heard about the plane it had been shot down in Faxaflói. It was the first plane that was shot down by the Americans in the war. It was taking pictures of Hvalfjörður.

Hvalfjörður was the final stopping place for convoys before they set out on the last leg of their journey to Murmansk. Hvalfjörður was also the last place that H.M.S. Hood dropped anchor before heading out on its ill fated journey to intercept the German battleship Bismarck. My great grandfather told my father stories about being invited on board H.M.S. Hood as it moored in Hvalfjörður but that is another story.

The Focke-Wulf 200 was chased out to Faxaflói by two P-38 Lighting fighters from the Kelfavík airport. One of the P-38 was shot down and the pilot had to bail out. Then came Joseph D.R. Shaffer in an Aircobra from the Reykjavík airport and shot the Focke-Wulf down. It fell towards the earth ablaze and exploded as it hit the ocean with six men aboard.

In October 1942 Joseph Shaffer shot at a Junkers 88 over Þingvellir, the site of the old Icelandic Parliament, Alþingi, and chased it towards Hvalfjörður. It is said that the propeller of the Aircobra had hit the tail rudder of the Junkers 88 and it crashed in-between the mountains Esja and Skálafell. With the plane three German pilots died and were buried in the cemetery in Brautarholti."
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And,

"On 14 August 1942, a Fw 200C-3 was the first German aircraft to be destroyed by USAAF pilots, after it was attacked by a P-40C and a P-38F over Iceland"
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Hi all.

Thanks for the great scenarios. For anyone trying to access the Blazing Skies site. its dead. I have stuck the game files here:
blazingskies.yolasite.com

I really hope to update them soon and finish off the odd missing crate from the lists. Till then enjoy :)

Tommi

Nice to see you back Tommi. Thanks for the update and the Link. Robert

I forgot to ask Tommi. When was the lists and game last updated? Robert

PB4Y vs Betty

"27 December 1944: Lt.. F.O.Burton and crew attacked a Japanese Betty, setting the aircraft afire and observed it crashing into the sea."
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"On 10 Oct 1944, one Croatian Fi 167 biplane was attacked by 5 British P-51 Mustang Mk III fighters of 213 Squadron RAF; the Fi 167 aircraft shot down one of the Mustang fighters before being destroyed, making possibly one of the last biplane kills of WW2"

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Another air to air bombing attempt on PB4Y-2s

"On May 16, Crew 6 flew wing to Crew 7 (PPC Farwell) on a patrol to the Tsushima Straits. After an unsuccessful rescue search, they were intercepted by 2 Japanese "Jacks" (Mitsubishi Raiden navy interceptor with four 20mm wing cannons). From 2 miles out, they initiated the first clash between Japan's new interceptor and the new U.S. PB4Y-2. "The 2 Jacks took turns with high-speed diving attacks, countered by evasive weaving by the 2 Privateers, bow and top turrets blazing. The Jacks made unsuccessful bomb runs on the patrol, then strafing runs. On its strafing run, one of the Jacks received engine damage, smoked, and flew directly away. Each PB4Y-2 plane took one 20mm round. The patrol dumped their bombs and sped to 200 knots. Two more Jacks intercepted them and also made unsuccessful bomb runs, followed by strafing runs in which all the bow and top turret gunners of the 2 Privateers bore down on them with their twin .50 guns. Both Jacks crashed into the sea"

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SAAF Hawker Furies against Italian Caproni bombers

"Ex-RAF Furies were also used by the South African Air Force against the Italian forces in East Africa in 1941 and despite their obsolescence destroyed 2 Caproni bombers as well as strafing many airfields, destroying fighters and bombers on the ground."

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"Yugoslav Furies saw action against Axis forces in the German invasion of 1941.[12] On 6 April 1941 a squadron of Furies took off to defend their country against the invading German Messerschmitt Bf 109Es and Messerschmitt Bf 110s. In the resulting conflict 10 Furies were destroyed, almost the entire squadron. The Commanding Officer of the 36 LG was Major Franjo Đzal watched from the ground as his men were slaughtered in their obsolete biplanes. In an unequal battle against superior adversaries, five aircraft were destroyed while taking off and eight pilots killed. Two more Furies and Bücker Bü 131 were destroyed on the ground. But of the attacking German aircraft 5 Bf-109s and 2 Bf-110s failed to return, though most were non-combat losses however at least one was lost when rammed by a Fury. The other squadron of Yugoslav Furies active at the time of the invasion strafed enemy tanks and ground forces, some being lost to ground fire and one being destroyed in a dogfight with a Fiat CR.42. The rest of the Yugoslav Furies were destroyed when they became unserviceable or at the time of Armistice on the 15th."
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"In an attempt to oppose at RAF's night intruding missions that were hammering Italian airfields, on 25 August the 4o Stormo borrowed four radio-equipped CR.42s, two by the 208a and two by the 238a Squadriglie of the 101o Gruppo Bombardamento a Tuffo, based at Abar Nimeir. These were to be used as night interceptors.
That same night, at 20:20, Stormo Commander Tenente Colonnello François took off in a CR.42 (probably from the 238a Squadriglia) and circled over Fuka at 500 m. He met and attacked an unidentified enemy twin-engined bomber, which fell on the sea 4 km off coast.
After the landing and refurbishing, at 22:45, Tenente Giulio Reiner took off in the same aircraft, and climbed to 2500 m, radio-guided to intercept another bomber. Once arrived, Reiner saw on the cloud overcast below him two shadows of aircraft; he waved his wings and realized that he was one of them, so he looked around and spotted a bomber above him, just in the same moment that the twin-gun tail turret of it started to shoot at him. He dived to gain speed, and then he pulled up vertically and shot at the belly of the bomber. Since the SAFAT machine guns had not flash hiders, he was dazzled by his guns' flashes, and to avoid a collision he turned over and dived again. During approach to landing, Reiner saw a big explosion followed by a fire, on the ground south-east of Fuka.
On the following morning, Reiner and Capitano Ranieri Piccolomini (CO of the 90a Squadriglia, 10o Gruppo) took off with an Italian Fiesler Storch and headed 10 km south-east of Fuka, where they found the burned wreck of a Wellington. The bombers bomb load had exploded and eight of the crew were dead.
Wellington DV514/U of 70 Squadron was lost during the night. The aircraft had taken off at 22:10-22:40 from LG 86 to seek out targets of opportunity over the battle area. The aircraft was shot down by a night-fighter, crashing in flames. However, all six of the crew managed to bale out successfully (Squadron Leader E. B. Panter wounded), but were all taken prisoners. "

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Greek PZL.24s versus Italian CR.42s

"On 2 November, five Junkers Ju 87R Stukas from the 96o Gruppo Ba'T attacked Yanina. The town was also raided by ten Cant Z.1007bis from the 47o Stormo.
Yanina was the main base from which the Greek forces were now launching their counter-attacks against the Italian forces, and three PZLs of 21 Mira had been detached here for defense. These were scrambled after an attack on Larissa, led by Hiposminagos John Sakellariou. The interception took place over Mitsikeli Mountain, close to Yanina, but during the fight, Sakellariou was shot down and killed as he attacked one bomber. He was credited with having shot down two others before he fell, although it seems that none of the Italian units sustained any losses. Episminias Christos Papadopulos was also shot down and killed in his P.24 according to Greek sources.
Although not mentioned in the Greek account of this raid, escorting CR.42s were present over Yanina and Capitano Graffer's 365a Squadriglia engaged three PZLs. Capitano Graffer, Sottotenente Lorenzo Clerici, Sergente Bruno Zotti and Sergente Pietro Secchi claimed the three PZL shared shot down. "

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This one had an interesting mix. Italian CR.42s,G.50 bis,SM.79s Versus Greek Gladiators and PZL.24s,

"On 9 February 1941, 18 S.79s from the 104o Gruppo were out to bomb in the Kelcyre-Tepelene area. These bombers were escorted by twelve Fiat G.50bis fighters from the 24o Gruppo led by Maggiore Eugenio Leotta, and twelve Fiat CR.42s from the 160o Gruppo, led by Tenente Edoardo Crainz. Four Greek Gladiators of 21 Mira (Sminagos Ioanis Kellas (CO of 21 Mira), Anthiposminagos Anastasios Bardivilias, Episminias Ilias Dimitrakopoulos and Episminias Nikolaos Kostorizos) and eight PZLs from 22 and 23 Mire intercepted the formation.
The Greek fighters didn't manage to penetrate the fighter screen and a series of hectic dogfights started with the Italian escort. Overclaiming was heavy on both sides and the Greek pilots claimed eight enemy fighters, Kellas claimed two while Bardivilias, Dimitrakopoulos and Kostorizos claimed one enemy aircraft each. Episminas Epaminondas Dagoulas of 22 Mira claimed one fighter while Yposminagos Marinos Mitralexes from the same unit claimed one fighter over Berat; Mitralexes also claimed one additional fighter and a probable during the combat. The Greek Army confirmed the eight victories and this was also confirmed by a Mr. Roussos, a journalist of the newspaper ELEYTHERON BHMA, who was on the ground with the troops as a war correspondent. His report is a first hand account and also gives the enthusiasm of the Greek soldiers while the Italian planes fell to the ground.
The Gladiators flown by Kellas and Dimitrakopoulos were both hard hit during the combat but it was possible to repair these fighters. Yposminagos Kotronis was shot down, but he managed to force-land his PZL, totally destroying it in the process. He escaped, however, only lightly wounded. A second PZL was shot up by three fighters and Episminias (Sergeant) John Michopoulos of 22 Mira was wounded in the thigh, but he managed to get back to Salonika/Sedes and land. Other aircraft returned damaged.
The G.50bis pilots in return claimed one Gladiator and three PZLs shot down, while the pilots from the 160o Gruppo submitted claims for three Gladiators (one each by Tenente Crainz, Sergente Maggiore Tarantini and Sergente Maggiore Aurelio Munich) and two PZLs (Sottotenente Raoul Francinetti and Sergente Antonio Crabbia).
It seems that no Italian fighters were lost on this occasion. "

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"Since the declaration of war, Bomber Command had been performing a series of raids against targets in northern Italy and on the night of 13/14 August the fighters of the 150o Gruppo did a series of scrambles in their Fiat CR.42s devoid of radio and any night-fighter equipment against raiders signalled over Turin. At 01:55, 10 minutes after take-off, Capitano Graffer engaged a British bomber that was flying over the Fiat's workshops.

"…the night of August the 14th I was ordered to scramble over Turin. I took off with a wingman against enemy planes signalled by the AA defence. Each of us started to search independently and I was lucky to discover an enemy from the flames coming from its exhaust pipes. I attacked it from astern and it returned fire hitting my engine. I tried again to shot at it from below but my guns refused to fire and the engine was losing oil. Considering that my plane was close to end its life I decide to try to collide with the enemy plane and save myself with the parachute. I flew over the enemy but the stream from its airscrews overturned my plane and I failed my first attempt, so I flew on the side of the enemy plane and I hit its empennages with my airscrew. My plane spun down and I abandoned it. I acted in this way because I'm convinced that the plane that I was flying had been given to me with the purpose of using it against the enemy and my action although quite dangerous if well conducted was not suicidal."

This was Whitley Mk.V P4965/ZA-H of 10 Squadron, which had taken off from Abingdon to bomb the Fiat Aero Engine works at Torino. Badly shot up by a fighter attack over the target, which left one engine out of action and severe damage to the starboard aileron. Pilot Officer Parson succeeded in flying the crippled bomber across France but while trying to land on the beach near Dymchurch Redoubt on the Kent coast, the weakened aileron broke off and the Whitley plunged into the sea. Three of the crew managed to escape, but the two pilots died and their bodies were eventually washed onto the French coast. They are buried in Boulogne's Eastern Cemetery in the Pas-de-Calais. The crew consisted of pilot Pilot Officer Ernest Ian Parsons DFC (RAF No. 43370) (KIA), co-pilot Sergeant Alfred Norman Campion (RAF No. 742698) (KIA), observer Sergeant Chamberlain (RTD), wireless operator Sergeant Marshall (RTD) and air gunner Sergeant Sharpe (RTD).
Graffer had scrambled wearing a pair of tennis shorts and the tale of the pilot scrambled "with only his pants on" became quickly very popular in the press. This was the first successful night interception by an Italian fighter and Graffer, whose claim had been initially treated with some scepticism, became although for a short period, a celebrity.

As a direct result of his bravery he was awarded with the Medaglia di bronzo al valor militare."

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"The following evening, Captain Kendall took off at 1910 for a routine patrol. Less than an hour later the controller said he had a possible bogey coming toward the P-61 at an altitude of 4,500 feet. Contact was made quickly, and Kendall's radar observer picked up window several times, which meant the intruder was using defensive tactics as he got closer to Ie Shima. As the Black Widow closed, the intruder made some hard turns in an effort to shake any pursuit.

Kendall recalled the chase: "Getting close enough for a positive identification proved to be difficult. He was taking violent evasive action and dropping window, which was bundles of tinsel-like strips of aluminum foil designed to confuse our radar. This guy knew we were behind him but I have no idea how he knew. My R/O, Lieutenant Scheerer, was talking me in closer to about 800 feet when all of a sudden the left side pilot's window pop­ped open and the rush of air drowned out the communications with him. Down this low at such a high speed and not being able to understand my observer was very unhealthy.

"I had to back off, secure the window and then get back in touch with him. In the meantime, I lost contact with the bogey, but quickly picked him up again and was able to close on his tail again despite his defensive moves. I had one eye on my target and one eye on my altimeter. Suddenly, the window popped open again and once again I closed it, and as I picked him up for a third time the same thing happened again! Regardless, I went after him for a fourth time and control gave me permission to shoot him down even though we didn't have a positive identification."

Kendall locked on again, and a few seconds later the bogey completely disappeared off the scope and no more window was detected. According to witnesses on the ground, the intruder crashed and the debris was scattered over a wide area. It had been a Nakajima Ki.44 "Tojo" fighter that probably was up to no good. Lady in the Dark had prevented him from carrying out his mission, assuming he had one. This was not listed as an official kill because the war had already ended. But the fact remains that a Black Widow had made the final two kills of World War II without firing its guns."

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10 November 1942. 1 Potez recon plane was shot down by an SBD over the airfield at Chichaoua. Robert

ISLAND OF BASTIA, CORSICA, FRANCE. ? 1943. A JU290 ENEMY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT UNDER HEAVY ATTACK BY RAF MARAUDER AIRCRAFT JUST BEFORE CRASHING AND DISAPPEARING INTO THE SEA. (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTOGRAPH, CNA1084).
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Related subject: Aircraft crashes and wrecks; Junkers aircraft (W2 period); Martin B26 Marauder
Related unit: Royal Air Force
Related place: Mediterranean
Related conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945

Nice shot of a Messerschmidt 323 "Gigant" in September 1943 by a RAF Marauder.

"20 Sep 1939 – Sgt F Letchard, a gunner in a Fairey Battle, claims the first RAF victory of the war after shooting down a German Bf 109 during a patrol near Aachen."

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And theres Irony. A Battle shoots down a Bf109. I bet the Shares in Fairey rose that night!

Nice to see you back again Tommi. I hope that you are enjoying all these encounters and maybe will include them in your rules . Robert

And yet another,

27 October 1948 An Italian Air Force P-38 Lightning (MM4175) that strayed into Yugoslavia airspace was shot down by a Yugoslavian Yak-9 . Robert

Dakar 1940. French Loire 130 (No22) shot down in error by D.501 of I/6. Robert

That was probably the last P38 in action I bet.
I was teaching a new guy Blazing Skies and so gave him the Ta152 and I took the Rata. He asked if it was "historical" and I responded "possibly".

In this instance the key trick was actually keeping his speed down.He failed and overshot taking a SHAKAS in the fuel tanks.

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Assuming that this is already posted.
Just in case anyone wants to fight a P26 Peashooter vs a Dakota in 1954!

I new about that one Tommi. But it fell outside the time frame you wanted . Robert

Here is another very good one in many ways. Wing Commander Adrian Warburton.'Warby' Warburton was the only bomber pilot to become an ace, downing a Savoia Marchetti SM.79, a Macchi MC.200 and three Cant Z.506Bs using a Martin Maryland bomber.

"Warby" was a very daring character!

"A true maverick and fearless in the air, he shot down nine aircraft and won fame in Malta for his Photo Reconnaissance images taken before the attack by the Royal Navy on the Italian fleet in the port of Taranto. It was during one of these sorties that Warby flow twice round the harbour at very low-level, calling out the names of the ships as he pasted them and still he went around a third time in spite of all the heavy flak to get the right photos. On this return, it was found that around the tail wheel of his Maryland aircraft was the aerial wire from a battleship. He also undertook missions for the landings in Sicily and North Africa."
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Then there is the death of Leslie Howard in 1943. From Wiki so take with a grain of salt.

"Howard died in 1943 when flying to Bristol, UK, from Lisbon, Portugal, on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines/BOAC Flight 777. The aircraft, "G-AGBB" a Douglas DC-3, was shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88C6 maritime fighter aircraft over the Bay of Biscay.[21] Howard was among the 17 fatalities, including four ex-KLM flight crew.[22][23]

The BOAC DC-3 Ibis had been operating on a scheduled Lisbon–Whitchurch route throughout 1942–1943 that did not pass over what would commonly be referred to as a war zone. By 1942, however, the Germans considered the region an "extremely sensitive war zone."[24] On two occasions, 15 November 1942, and 19 April 1943, the camouflaged airliner had been attacked by Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters (a single aircraft and six Bf 110s, respectively) while en route; each time, the pilots escaped via evasive tactics.[25] On 1 June 1943, "G-AGBB" again came under attack by a schwarm of eight V/KG40 Ju 88C6 maritime fighters. The DC-3's last radio message indicated it was being fired upon at longitude 09.37 West, latitude 46.54 North.[22]

According to German documents, the DC-3 was shot down at longitude 10.15 West, latitude 46.07 North, some 500 miles (800 km) from Bordeaux, France, and 200 miles (320 km) northwest of A Coruña, Spain. Luftwaffe records indicate that the Ju 88 maritime fighters were operating beyond their normal patrol area to intercept and shoot down the aircraft.[15]Bloody Biscay: The Story of the Luftwaffe's Only Long Range Maritime Fighter Unit, V Gruppe/Kampfgeschwader 40, and Its Adversaries 1942-1944 (Chris Goss, 2001) quotes First Oberleutnant Herbert Hintze, Staffel Führer of 14 Staffeln and based in Bordeaux, that his Staffel shot down the DC-3 because it was recognised as an enemy aircraft, unaware that it was an unarmed civilian airliner. Hintze further states that his pilots were angry that the Luftwaffe leaders had not informed them of a scheduled flight between Lisbon and the UK, and that had they known, they could easily have escorted the DC-3 to Bordeaux and captured it and all aboard. The German pilots photographed the wreckage floating in the Bay of Biscay and after the war, copies of these captured photographs were sent to Howard's family.[21]"
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Apparently it looks like the encounter mentioned earlier in this thread was the one between the Sunderland and the JU-88s during the search for the plane Howard was on. Robert

Yes, this was definitely the incident that led to the 8:1 Ju-88 v Sunderland encounter.

"January 11 `942: "Nicky" Barr destroys a G.50 and a 109 before attempting to land to pick up a downed Australian. He is bounced by two 109's and with his wheels half retracted, shoots one down before crash landing himself, and then getting strafed and wounded. Barr on his return to the squadron is awarded the DFC. He has scored seven victories in only two weeks of combat."

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"After the end of the Iraq fighting the British decided to invade Vichy French-controlled Syria to prevent the area from falling under direct German control. The French in Syria had supported the Iraqi rebellion materially and allowed Luftwaffe aircraft to use their airfields for operations over Iraq. The month-long Syria-Lebanon Campaign in June–July 1941 saw heavy fighting both in the air and on land, until the Vichy French authorities in Syria surrendered on 12 July 1941. In one encounter between the Royal Air Force and the Vichy French Air Force on 15 June 1941, six Gloster Gladiators were jumped by an equal number of Dewoitine D.520 monoplane fighter aircraft. In a confused battle, both sides lost one aircraft shot down and one severely damaged. French fighter ace Pierre Le Gloan shot down the Gladiator for his 15th confirmed kill. Le Gloan himself had to crash land his damaged D.520 at his own air base.[68]"

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"6 July 1940: Bizerte E2-1 of Esc.2 was badly shot up by Skua and alighted on sea. Identity of crew required, and seriousness of damage.

24 September 1940:M167F II/GR2 severely damaged by Skua "

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There does look like quite a few free for all actions with more then one type of aircraft engaged. Robert

"The Soviet ace Vasilii Golubyev (39 victories) of 13 IAP-KBF claimed two Finnish I-153s on 24 October 1941 while flying a. I-16. On this day I-153 VH-19 of 3/LLv 6 was hit in a dogfight and hit a barn in the subsequent forced landing in Inkoo and was damaged. The pilot alikersantti K. Koskinen was uninjured."

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28th July 1942. Finnish Fokker C.X. recon bomber shoots down a Soviet R-5 night harassment bomber. Robert

"Shortly after the Japanese invasion of Malaya in December 1941, RAAF Flight Lieutenant Ron Widmer was returning to Kantuan airfield after a reconnaissance flight in his Lockheed Hudson bomber when he saw that the airfield was being attacked by several Mitsubishi GM3 "Nell" bombers. Widmer jettisioned his bombs, and then dived on the Nells, who were bombing from approximately 5,000 feet. He fired using his wing guns, and then turned the Hudson so that the rear gunner could join in. One of the Nells was seen to crash into the jungle. Widmer was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his action."

Source: Colin Smith "Singapore Burning – Heriosm and Surrender in WW2" Viking Book 2005, p 154

Here is a great story . Robert

"Shootout Between an H6K and a B-17"
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And another Hudson of the RAAF was seen turning into and attacking a flight of Zeroes off of Rabaul in 1942. Robert

For the SCW it looks like there were encounters between Republican I-15s and I-16s and Nationalist He-51s,Cr.32s. Robert

With the release of TD's 1/600 Dewoitine 510 and
Nieuport-Delage 52 for the SCW there can be some combat between some Nieuport-Delage 52s and CR.32s. Robert

There is also Nationalist pilot Joaquin Garcia-Morato in a Nieuport-Delage 52 scoring his first kill when he shot down a Republican Vickers Vildebeest bomber over Antequera. Robert

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A little more about the Gran Chaco war from Wiki,

"The first encounter between fighters over the Chaco took place on 12 June 1933, as five Ospreys were being escorted by three Hawks and one Vickers Scout in the course of an airstrike against Isla Poí. The Fiats disrupted the Bolivian package in the middle of a furious dogfight. Lieutenant Walter Gwynn's CR.20, however, crashed in the aftermath, killing the pilot. A Paraguayan technical team ruled out hostile fire as the cause of this loss.[9] The Fiats engaged the Ospreys again on 23 September 1934 over Picuiba, when two Bolivian warplanes were spotted while involved in a bombing mission. One of the Ospreys jettisoned its bombs and escaped unscathed, but the other pilot only became aware of the enemy fighters when he noticed the loss of his wingman. The Fiats duly targeted the lonely plane with their machine guns. The Paraguayans claimed the second Osprey as "probable", but the Bolivian aircraft managed to fly back to its base, although seriously damaged.[10] The Paraguayan army would lose another Potez 25 to Bolivian planes on 12 December 1934 over Capirenda, when a Hawk escorting a Junkers K43 shot down Potez TOE Nº 13 after a brief exchange of fire. Both pilot and gunner survived the crash.[11] The conflict would see the last ever dogfight between biplanes, over the Bolivian stronghold of Ballivián.[12] The Potez 25 would be the only type of aircraft from either side to be used along the entire conflict."

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Now THAT is obscure Khaos!

Stats for Osprey in Blazing skies:
Throttle 3 (heights 0-8)
ASI=153mph :therefore 1/4
Structure 6
Manouver A
Weapons 1X .30 ff 1X.30 R.A both are range 18:firepower 1 Ammo 5
Special Ultralight OC SST

Potez 25
Throttle 3 (heights 0-9)
ASI=130mph :therefore 1/4
Structure 7
Manouver B
Weapons 1X .30 ff 1X.30 R.A both are range 18:firepower 1 Ammo 5
Special Ultralight OC SST

Fiat CR 20
Throttle 3/2 (heights 0-9/10-12)
ASI=168mph :therefore 1/5
Structure 6
Manouver A
Weapons 2X .30 ff range 18:firepower 2 Ammo 5
Special Ultralight OC SST

Junkers K43

Throttle 2 (heights 0-10)
ASI=165mph :therefore 1/5
Structure 12
Manouver E
Weapons nil
Special Ultralight SST

Its a bit out of the era for Blazing Skies but might make for a weird and fun game.

" Its a bit out of the era for Blazing Skies but might make for a weird and fun game."

Well within your Timescale of 1930-1949 Tommi . Robert

And again Joaquin Garcia-Morato while flying a CR.32 "in November he tangled over Madrid with Russian-made I-15 aircraft, shooting down three of them – and a Potez 54 into the bargain". Robert

A Rufe attack,

"An instance of rear attack was recently reported from Guadalcanal. Two floatplane fighters, probable Rufes, approached a B-17E at 10,000 feet, one breaking away at 500 yards and concentrating on the bomber's underside. A third enemy fighter did not take part in the action, but remained about 3 miles away at the same altitude as the bomber. A second attack, also from below, followed quickly: One of the fighters went into a slow roll at 7,500 feet, pulled up into a steep climb, and aimed at the belly of the bomber. During the engagement, both fighters jockeyed back and forth, avoiding a straight approach. "

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Another take on the MC.205 Vs SM.92 encounter,

"on 17 March 1944 the aircraft was victim of the "friendly fire" when, mistook for a P-38, was fired by the Lt. Mazzei's MC.205 of the ANR's Squadriglia "Montefusco" took off from Venaria Reale, near Turin. An engine of the SM.92 was damaged and its pilot landed in emergency at Lonate Pozzolo. The plane was repaired and returned to flight on June 1944. Despite none really interest by the German, the SM.92 carried on few other flights, but, with the SM.91, was completely destroyed by an American raid over the Vergiate's Savoia-Marchetti factory on 27 December 1944. The total flight time of the SM.92 was 21 hours and 3 minutes."

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Hey Tommi. Are you going to put all of these into a scenario collection for your rule set? Robert