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Dec-17-2015, 12:26
Hauptmann Gerhard Shöpfel.
On Sunday 18/8/1940 nearly 500 Messerschmitt's were sent out over the channel in front of the Luftwaffe bombers on a free hunt mission. On the British side the commander of the II Group, Sir Keith Park had no other option than to despatch five of his precious squadrons.
One of the squadrons, 501, took off from the Hawkinges airfield close to the coast and the town of Folkestone. As the commander of III/JG 26, Adolf Galland was absent this day for a conference with Göring, the Gruppe was led by the 9th Staffel commander, Gerhard Shöpfel. At 1:00 pm, Shöpfel bounced the climbing Hurricanes alone and manage to shoot down four of them and make a safe return. "it was quite easy, they must have been beginners" was Shöpfels laconic comment after the mission.
Take on the Luftwaffe ace!
Good luck!
My special thanks go to Claes Sundin for the text and illustrations used in this mission!
Many thanks Claes.
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On Sunday 18/8/1940 nearly 500 Messerschmitt's were sent out over the channel in front of the Luftwaffe bombers on a free hunt mission. On the British side the commander of the II Group, Sir Keith Park had no other option than to despatch five of his precious squadrons.
One of the squadrons, 501, took off from the Hawkinges airfield close to the coast and the town of Folkestone. As the commander of III/JG 26, Adolf Galland was absent this day for a conference with Göring, the Gruppe was led by the 9th Staffel commander, Gerhard Shöpfel. At 1:00 pm, Shöpfel bounced the climbing Hurricanes alone and manage to shoot down four of them and make a safe return. "it was quite easy, they must have been beginners" was Shöpfels laconic comment after the mission.
Take on the Luftwaffe ace!
Good luck!
My special thanks go to Claes Sundin for the text and illustrations used in this mission!
Many thanks Claes.
Link: https://app.box.com/s/yd39lp2k64jvkl19qw3p60103xl3tzw0
If the link does not work PM me your E-mail addy and I will send you a direct link from DropBox!
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