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No. 138 Squadron Arrived Flying Whitleys, Halifaxes and Lysanders Joined the Following Month by No
Life Of Colin Frederick Chambers. Son of Frederick John And Mary Maud Chambers, Of 66 Pretoria Road Edmonton London N18. Born 11 April 1917. Occupation Process Engraver Printing Block Maker. ( A protected occupation) Married 9th July 1938 To Frances Eileen Macbeath. And RAFVR SERVICE CAREER OF Sergeant 656382 Colin Frederick Chambers Navigator / Bomb Aimer Died Monday 15th March 1943 Buried FJELIE CEMETERY Sweden Also Remembered With Crew of Halifax DT620-NF-T On A Memorial Stone At Bygaden 37, Hojerup. 4660 Store Heddinge Denmark Father Of Michael John Chambers Grandfather Of Nathan Tristan Chambers Abigail Esther Chambers Matheu Gidion Chambers MJC 2012/13 Part 1 1 Dad as a young boy with Mother and Grandmother Dad at school age outside 66 Pretoria Road Edmonton London N18 His Father and Mothers House MJC 2012/13 Part 1 2 Dad with his dad as a working man. Mum and Dad’s Wedding 9th July 1938 MJC 2012/13 Part 1 3 The full Wedding Group Dad (top right) with Mum (sitting centre) at 49 Pembroke Road Palmers Green London N13 where they lived. MJC 2012/13 Part 1 4 After Volunteering Basic Training Some Bits From Dads Training And Operational Scrapbook TRAINING MJC 2012/13 Part 1 5 Dad second from left, no names for rest of people in photograph OPERATIONS MJC 2012/13 Part 1 6 The Plane is a Bristol Blenheim On leave from operations MJC 2012/13 Part 1 7 The plane is a Wellington Colin, Ken, Johnny, Wally. Before being posted to Tempsford Navigators had to served on at least 30 operations. -
© Osprey Publishing • © Osprey Publishing • HITLER’S EAGLES
www.ospreypublishing.com © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com HITLER’S EAGLES THE LUFTWAFFE 1933–45 Chris McNab © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com CONTENTS Introduction 6 The Rise and Fall of the Luftwaffe 10 Luftwaffe – Organization and Manpower 56 Bombers – Strategic Reach 120 Fighters – Sky Warriors 174 Ground Attack – Strike from Above 238 Sea Eagles – Maritime Operations 292 Ground Forces – Eagles on the Land 340 Conclusion 382 Further Reading 387 Index 390 © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com INTRODUCTION A force of Heinkel He 111s near their target over England during the summer of 1940. Once deprived of their Bf 109 escorts, the German bombers were acutely vulnerable to the predations of British Spitfires and Hurricanes. © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com he story of the German Luftwaffe (Air Force) has been an abiding focus of military Thistorians since the end of World War II in 1945. It is not difficult to see why. Like many aspects of the German war machine, the Luftwaffe was a crowning achievement of the German rearmament programme. During the 1920s and early 1930s, the air force was a shadowy organization, operating furtively under the tight restrictions on military development imposed by the Versailles Treaty. Yet through foreign-based aircraft design agencies, civilian air transport and nationalistic gliding clubs, the seeds of a future air force were nevertheless kept alive and growing in Hitler’s new Germany, and would eventually emerge in the formation of the Luftwaffe itself in 1935. The nascent Luftwaffe thereafter grew rapidly, its ranks of both men and aircraft swelling under the ambition of its commander-in-chief, Hermann Göring. -
No. 50 Squadron Royal Air Force in World War Two the Diary of a WWII Bomber Squadron- Part 1 to Part 4, 1937 to 1942
No. 50 Squadron Royal Air Force In World War Two The Diary of a WWII Bomber Squadron- Part 1 to Part 4, 1937 to 1942. INTRODUCTION This document is a pastiche of copied information; it does not purport to be original in any way. It is therefore without copyright. It simply chronicles certain events from the Squadron’s formation in 1939 onward. The basic concept began with extracts from official documents titled AIR/ 485, 486 & 487, the Squadron Operational Record Books (Form 540 and Appendices Form 541) held by the National Archives at Kew, London which were originally available only for personal viewing at the Archives at Kew, London but which are now available on-line (for a fee). These records very briefly summarise each ‘operational’ mission. Overlaid on this was information on the human losses suffered by 50 Squadron taken from the painstakingly researched and meticulously produced document by Flt. Lt. P.C. Jacobs, RAF and the No. 50 and No. 61 Squadron Association, the “Roll Of Honour 1939 – 1945”. Finally, further information garnered from Internet and journal sources has been over-laid to expand on some of the incidents recorded briefly, by necessity, in these Operational Record Books. Wherever possible, first hand accounts have been referenced. Such is the nature of a document such as this, written some 70 years after the event, that accounts published by some authoritative, and some not so authoritative, sources have had to be taken at face value. Responsibility for any inaccuracies is accepted by the ‘author’ but I have tried to cross reference as much information as possible within the constraints of budget (i.e. -
THE WUPPERTAL RAID 24Th/25Th JUNE 1943
THE WUPPERTAL RAID 24th/25th JUNE 1943 10 11 Hptm. Werner Hoffmann: 6 4./NJG5, det. 4./ Lancaster 3 km. SW Erkelenz (6278, 6 A): 5.300 m. 01.24 156 Sqn Lancaster ED858. 25-26 June 1943 GELSENKIRCHEN NJG1 Note: also claimed by Flak of schw. Flak Abt. 5711 and schw. Flak Abt. 5713 (‘Lancaster Spiel nr. Titz 01.35 hrs’), Flak claim marked ‘VNE’, victory Hptm. Hoffmann confirmed Supported by 20 Fighter Command on 20.12.1944 intruders that were active over the Low Maj. Günther Radusch: 25 Stab II./NJG3, Lancaster Grubbenvorst, 8,5 km NNW Venlo (prob. 5 A): 5.500 01.29 101 Sqn Lancaster W431 Countries between 23.05 and 04.23 hrs, 473 det. Stab I./NJG1 m. RAF ‘heavies’ were dispatched to attack Hptm. Walter Milius: 7 Stab III./NJG3, Halifax 1 km. N. Zetten, 2 km. SE Wageningen (Himmelbett): 1.800 m 01.30 419 Sqn Halifax JD214 Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhr between 01.02 det. 2./NJG1 and 02.07 hrs. 31 Main Force bombers Ofw. Reinhard Kollak: 23 7./NJG4, det. II./ Stirling Haasrode, 6 km SSE Leuven (6 B): 4.100 m 01.39 90 Sqn Stirling BK813 were lost. NJG1 Just as on the previous night’s raid, it Fw. Herbert Hubatsch: 3 5./NJG5, det. 6./ Stirling 2 km. E. Kalenborn (Kolibri): 4.800 m. 01.50 218 Sqn Stirling EH892. appears that the German defences were NJG1 relatively ineffective against the outward- Note: also claimed by Flak of 1. & 3./schw. Flak Abt. 331, 6./schw. -
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Driemaandelijks tijdschrift België – Belgique Jaargang XXVIII nr 4 – 2010 P.B. 2300 Turnhout 1 Afgiftekantoor Turnhout 1 8/4722 www.taxandriavzw.be P708501 Taxandria Nieuws Ledenblad van Taxandria, Koninklijke Geschied- en Oudheidkundige Kring van de Antwerpse Kempen v.z.w. V.U.: Bert Hendrickx – Hertenstraat 18 – 2300 Turnhout Nieuwe raad van bestuur Na de algemene vergadering van 16 september en de raad van bestuur van 28 september werd Bert Hendrickx als nieuwe voorzit- Bij de algemene statutaire ver- ter aangesteld. De andere functies van het dagelijks bestuur wer- gadering van 16 september werd den opnieuw door dezelfde personen opgenomen: Fred Stevens een nieuwe raad van bestuur blijft ondervoorzitter; Marie-Paule Peeters is secretaris; Albert No- verkozen voor een termijn van bels is schatbewaarder. Na de pensionering van Harry de Kok als zes jaar. De leden van het vori- stadsarchivaris en conservator van het Taxandriamuseum, treedt hij ge bestuur blijven in de raad, nu toe tot het bestuur. De overige bestuursleden behouden hun maar enkele functies werden functie. gewijzigd. Jef Roymans die ge- durende 15 jaar voorzitter was van Taxandria, vervult niet langer deze taak. De kring is hem zeer erkentelijk voor het vele onbaat- zuchtige werk dat hij in die perio- de geleverd heeft. In het oog springende activiteiten op zijn palmares zijn de festiviteiten rond het 100-jarig bestaan van Taxandria met het bijhorende beeld aan het kasteel, de suc- cesvolle publicaties zoals het boek van Jos Aerts en het kantboek “Van speldengrond tot Turnhoutse kant” en het interactief maken van de maquette in het Taxandriamuseum. Onder zijn voorzitterschap De algemene vergadering werd uitzonderlijk geleid door ondervoorzitter Fred Ste- werd Taxandria lid van het Forum Cultuur en Heemkunde Gouw Ant- vens. -
Bf 110 LANCASTER 1942–45
Bf 110 LANCASTER 1942–45 ROBERT FORCZYK © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com Bf 110 LANCASTER 1942–45 ROBERT FORCZYK © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com CONTENTS Introduction 4 Chronology 10 Design and Development 12 Technical Specifications 27 The Strategic Situation 36 The Combatants 43 Combat 53 Statistics and Analysis 74 Aftermath 77 Further Reading 79 Index 80 © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com INTRODUCTION ‘the bomber will always get through . .’ British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, 10 November 1932 The British people had discovered first hand during World War I that night-bombing was a terrifying experience, and very difficult to defend against. For three years, German Zeppelins and Gotha bombers conducted strategic bombing raids over England, killing 1,413 civilians. Britain’s leadership believed that bombing seriously undermined civilian morale, and noted the difficulty their fighters had in intercepting German bombers. After World War I, Air Marshal (AM) Sir Hugh Trenchard, first commander of the Royal Air Force (RAF), regarded strategic bombing as a preferred alternative to costly battles of attrition on the ground, and pushed the Air Ministry to support the development of heavy bombers. In pursuit of this objective, the RAF formed Bomber Command in July 1936, which was viewed as a deterrent to German aggression and, if necessary, an economical means of conducting strategic warfare. Opinions within the Air Ministry differed on whether a bomber force was best used in massed daylight raids or in more dispersed attacks at night, but the basic efficacy of strategic bombing was not questioned. It was widely believed that neither fighters nor flak defences could stop bombers from reaching their targets, even though umpires in a simulated RAF attack on London in 1931 judged that 84 of 112 bombers involved were destroyed. -
THUNDERBIRDS at WAR Bombing the Reich Jan to Jun 1943
SZCZEKOCINY 1794 THUNDERBIRDS AT WAR Bombing the Reich Jan to Jun 1943 . Table of Contents 0 0 USING THESE RULES [ . ] 1 0 INTRODUCTION [ . ] 2 0 GENERAL COURSE OF PLAY Design by: michel Boucher [ . ] Developed by David Knepper 3 0 GAME EQUIPMENT : [ . ] 4 0 SEQUENCE OF PLAY [ . ] 5 0 HOW TO WIN [ . ] 6 0 SETTING UP THE GAME 8 0 APPLYING DAMAGE [ . ] [ . ] 7 0 BEGIN THE OPERATION 9 0 THE GRT [ . ] [ . ] 10 0 KEEPING TRACK [ . ] 31 PW79.3.1.indd 31 11/20/14 9:20 PM in the Kammhuber Line which consisted of a long triple layer [0.0] USING THESE RULES corridor of radar stations extending from Denmark to the middle The rules are designed to be used in play order and of France. The RAF was able to counter the effect by flying down with a minimum of detail required to get into the the middle of a cell. game. Elaborations and historical notes are intended to give Hit – the result of a successful roll on the GRT by the crew against the player a feeling of immersion. The campaign game uses the an LW fighter, or by German fighter and flak units, against the historical selection of targets for the period January to June 1943, Wimpy which results in turning over a single airframe counter but the players are free to make any selection of targets they and applying effects. wish should they only want to play a session with a few random missions. Luftwaffe – literally, “air force”, German air combat arm under the command of Hermann Göring. -
Luftwaffen Der Am Krieg in Europa Beteiligten Länder
Luftwaffen der am Krieg in Europa beteiligten Länder Luftwaffe der Wehrmacht (aus Wikipedia) Die Luftwaffe der Wehrmacht war von 1935 bis 1945 neben dem Heer und der Kriegsmarine eine der drei Teilstreitkräfte im nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Reich. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg war sie Luftstreit- und Flugabwehrkraft, daneben stellte sie auch Bodenstreitkräfte (Luftwaffen- Felddivisionen, Fallschirmjäger-Divisionen und Fallschirm-Panzerkorps Hermann Göring) zur Unterstützung des Heeres auf. Organisation und Führung Oberkommando Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe war seit ihrer Gründung Hermann Göring, bis dieser kurz vor Kriegsende von Adolf Hitler entlassen und durch Robert Ritter von Greim ersetzt wurde. Der Oberbefehl ging vom Reichsluftfahrtministerium aus; im April 1944 wurde dann ein Oberkommando der Luftwaffe als befehlshabende Behörde gebildet. Wichtig für die strategische Ausrichtung der neu geschaffenen Luftwaffe war auch deren erster Generalstabschef, Walther Wever. Seit März 1935 in dieser Position, war er zuvor schon seit 1. September 1933 Leiter des Luftkommandoamtes im Reichsluftfahrtministerium und in den Anfangsjahren massgeblich an der Entwicklung der Luftwaffe beteiligt. Am 3. Juni 1936 kam er bei einem Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben. Während der gesamten Zeit ihres Bestehens war der Staatssekretär im Reichsluftfahrtministerium und Luftwaffenoffizier Erhard Milch (seit 1940 Generalfeldmarschall) Generalinspekteur der Luftwaffe. Nach dem Tod Wevers wurde Görings Vertrauter Ernst Udet als Nachfolger Wilhelm Wimmer zum Chef des Technischen Amtes im Reichsluftfahrtministerium ernannt. Dieser Posten wurde am 1. Februar 1939 in das neu geschaffene Amt eines Generalluftzeugmeisters umgewandelt. Udet war ein leidenschaftlicher Flieger, aber kaum ein fähiger Organisator und erwies sich auf dem Posten schnell als überfordert. Er nahm sich im November 1941 das Leben, worauf Milch bis 1944 die vakante Position des Generalluftzeugmeisters übernahm. -
De Tyske Natjageres Organisering I August 1944
De tyske natjageres organisering i august 1944 Det kunne være formålstjenligt at kigge på Luftwaffes natjagerenheder inden operationerne mod Kiel, Stettin og Königsberg i august 1944 beskrives. Flere af natjagerenhederne havde netop modtaget enkelte eksemplarer af den nye Ju 88G-6 og konverterede i de næste par måneder til denne flytype fra Ju 88G-1. Andre enheder fløj Bf 110G-4, som var slutproduktet af en lang række natjagere af typen Bf 110. Enkelte af disse enheder begyndte også at flyve Ju 88G. Ved de fleste enheder er der tilføjet en kort biografi af chefen for enheden, idet chefen ofte tegner et billede af enheden. Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 Stab NJG 1 lå i slutningen af august 1944 på flyvepladsen Bönninghardt i Nordrhein Westfalen 15 km sydvest for Wesel. Det var kun en mindre flyveplads, der ikke var velegnet til stationering af natjagere. Staben rådede da også kun over en enkelt Bf 110G-4 samt to Ju 88G-1. Flyvepladsen Bönninghardt, hvor Stab NJG 1 lå i slutningen af august 1944, blev bygget i 1937/38 og blev klassificeret som en Einsatzhafen I. Ordnung. I august 1944 var Oberstleutnant Hans-Joachim Jabs chef for Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. Han var kun 26 år gammel og stammede fra Lübeck. Jabs var professionel officer, der i 1937 blev uddannet som bombepilot, men som allerede det efterfølgende år blev omskolet til jagerpilot. Ved krigens start var han Zerstörerpilot og skød i løbet af felttoget i Frankrig 7 fjendtlige maskiner ned. Under slaget om England nedskød han yderligere 12 maskiner og blev allerede den 1. oktober 1940 tildelt Ridderkorset som Oberleutnant. -
2015-16 Newsletter.Pdf
The Mildenhall Register 15, 90, 149 and 622 Bomber Squadrons’ Association supported by Friends of 75 (NZ) Sqn and 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn Newsletter January 2016 The Roll Of Honour Mr W Walter Airey Beckenham XV Mr R Ron Brown 75(NZ) & 218 Flt Lt M A Nick Carter New Zealand 75(NZ) W/O W Bill Caster 75(NZ) Mr R J Ronald Catesby Liverpool XV/44 Mr K Kenneth Chittock 622 Mrs W Winnie Clark Bedford XV Mr R J Roy Collins Frome 149 Mr G S Godfrey Davies West Malling XV Mr R Richard Drake O.A.M. Brisbane 149 Mr E W Ernest Field Bishops Stortford 622 Mr H Harry Flowerday London XV Mr G George Green 218 Mr A D Alan Hayden Leatherhead XV Mr J A James Hendon Hailsham 622 Mr W Bill Hickling Wigan 622 Mr S Stan Hurd Halifax 218 Mr D Donald Inglis XV Mr P W Lewis DFC Haverfordwest 149 Mr J John Maddy St. Neots XV/622 Mr J F John Martin Loughton XC/XV Mrs E Mason Liverpool XV Mr J John McFarland 75 Mr D W Douglas Mepham Hastings XV Mr W W Bill Sievers Kelso 622 Mr T A Skingsley XV Mr D David Smith Portsmouth 218 Mr G George Stewart Adelaide 622 Mr R Ray Swift 218 Mr R Ron Taylor Westcliffe-on-Sea 218 Mr D Dennis Tilling Caerffynnon Post War Mr S G Stanley Watson XV Mr D R Webber Pershore XV Mr J John Wortley 218 Front Cover At the heart of the International Bomber Command Centre are the Memorial Spire and Walls of Names. -
2009 Newsletter.Pdf
The Mildenhall Register 15, 90, 149 and 622 Bomber Squadrons’ Association Newsletter The Commonwealth Window Winter 2009/10 RAF Mildenhall Chapel Writing “Under A Bomber’s Moon” by Stephen Harris “These are the times that try men’s souls”, reads the quote from Thomas Paine at the base of the Commonwealth Window in RAF Mildenhall Chapel. Paine (1737-1809) knew more than most about the price of freedom. From his origins in nearby Thetford, Paine was caught up first in the American Revolution, helping to draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776, then when he went on to fan revolution in France he nearly lost his head in 1793 in the turmoil that followed the French Revolution. The historical upheavals he was part of helped to define fundamental political rights we in Western democracies now take for granted. How apt, then, that it should be a quote from Paine that sits beneath the green tiki representing those many New Zealand flyers who served at RAF Mildenhall during the Second World War. Their motto in Maori, “ake ake kia kaha” – forever and ever be strong – echoes 149 Squadron’s “strong by night” – and embodies the flying kiwis’ two strands of heritage: loyalty to Empire on the one hand and, on the other, pride in the society they were building on the other side of the world – a dominion whose many firsts included becoming, in 1893, the first country where women gained the right to vote. One of those New Zealanders at RAF Mildenhall was my Great-Uncle, Flight Lieutenant Frank Colwyn Jones DFC, known to all as Col. -
Pilotenhulp-Deel-1-Midden-Limburg
Pilotenhulp tijdens Wereldoorlog II Deel 1 : Regio Midden-Limburg In 2020 herdachten wij, zij het in mineur vanwege de covidpandemie, het einde van de Tweede Wereldoorlog voor de Belgen. 1. Auteur Alex Marut, 23 januari 2011 Boxberg Tijdens die oorlogsjaren ontstond er een weerstandsbeweging, gericht tegen de Duitse bezetter en de nazicollaboratie. Vele gewone mensen hebben dit met hun leven bekocht. Dit verhaal gaat over de georganiseerde hulpverlening aan geallieerde militairen, die in het strijdperk traden met de Duitse oorlogsmachine. Deze eerste versie van pilotenhulp in Limburg, is gebaseerd op het boek Pilotenhulp in Genk, dat in het najaar van 2011 verscheen door toedoen van ondergetekende auteur Alex Marut en de vzw Heemkring Heidebloemke. In deze digitale versie overlopen wij het vorsingswerk, dat over de netwerken handelt in de regio rond Genk, waarbij zowel de Maaskant als de hoofdplaats Hasselt beschreven wordt. Met deze introductie ben ik ook dankbaar voor de vrijwillige medewerking van vele mensen die ik tot mijn netwerk mocht rekenen en waarvan enkele dierbaren al niet meer onder ons zijn. Willy Ballewijns, Frans Beckers, Jean Bemong, Annick Boesmans, Henriëtte (Mia) Boesmans-Colaris, Wim Boffin, Lucien Bogers, Alexander Bonnet, Rosa Bonneux-Huyskens, Jos Bouveroux, Jean Bosmans, Ivo Bovend’aerde (+), Viviane Vlekken-Bovens, Wim Broens, Jef en Maria Buntinx, Gustaaf en Irène Buntinx, Robert Buschgens, Joseph Bussels (+), Guido Caluwaerts, Frans Chorkawa, Guy Claes, Pierre Claes, Jean en Pierre Claesen (+), Sylvester Colson,