I Gruppe JG26, Audembert, 11 July 1940

This is more like it! The Ops Order is a bit vague, but it's clearly a fighter sweep, to cover bombers attacking shipping in the Thames Estuary.

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The bad news is that after yesterday's debacle, the unit is now only able to put up eight aircraft.

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This time, I've managed to select a skin from the right unit. The lack of a marking behind the fuselage cross indicates this 109 is from I Gruppe, The white individual aircraft letter indicates 1 Staffel, which being '1' is probably a machine usually flown by the staffelkapitan, who also seemed often to sport white rudders and/or fins. The red devil emblem is I think usually associated with 2 Staffel.

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We're soon crossing the coast...

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...and heading out over the Channel. Not quite as many of us as last time, but at least today, we have nobody with ship killing aspirations. I hope. They certainly won't be getting any encouragement from me, in that direction.

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The kamaraden having got into formation, I begin a serious climb. The briefed height is nearly 6,000 metres, so we need to get cracking.

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This time, we're not crossing the coast anywhere near Dover. I have no objection to this, having already decided I really don't like the port's flak defences. Not nice people, down there.

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Our track takes us just seaward of the eastern coast of Kent, towards the headland known as the North Foreland. I'm not quite at the briefed height but level out. As the weather forecast indicated, the clouds are thicker up here. Before I go any higher, I would prefer to be able to see the bombers and their close escort, if they have one.

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Where are they?

...to be continued!

Attached Files I JG26 briefing am 11 July 1940.jpgShot01-21-20-22-52-41.jpgI JG26 roster -pm  10 July 1940.jpgShot01-21-20-22-56-02.jpgShot01-21-20-22-58-40.jpgShot01-21-20-23-03-35.jpgShot01-21-20-23-04-30.jpgShot01-21-20-23-05-35.jpg
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