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*image from HiTechCreations  Fire Over Malta   November 2005


 

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

High rear Escort for our bombers

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

In on Hurricane's 6 to chase him away from the formations and drive him low. Several hits seen.

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

Many High bandits attack the buff formation and the fight is on....

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

Enemy numbers are high as we try and defend our bombers near an enemy CV off our coast at Sicily. Were our secret orders compromised or was this dumb luck...

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

This one is out of the fight as my guns have punctured his fuel tank. He is diving away out of danger where he knows I will not follow.

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

In on another diving and newly damaged hurricane and spot the enemy carrier below...

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

Entering Malta airspace, our bombers meet multiple bandits and the escorts engage.....

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

I engage the Hurricane and score several hits on the tail surfaces.

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

I make the pass above the bandit to see he is still in the fight, only slightly damaged...

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

No time to waste, more bandits are in from every direction and the ack-ack fills the air with it's deadly debris.

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

Almost hit by the puffy ack, I continue through the smoke and fireballs to defend the bombers still being assaulted.

C202 Escort Duty Frame 3

The C202 guns at close quarters can be lethal, as this pass shows the side is hit but this bandit still lives on......

C202 Scout Duty Frame 3

We are tasked to investigate the attack on our CVs and discover the first of the 2 known carrier task forces in our area. An enemy CV is spotted without a cap over it a mere 20 miles North of our carrier task forces.

C202 Scout Duty Frame 3

After running a search pattern, another enemy carrier is spotted 150 miles West of our carrier group......we report it's position to command.

C202 Scout Duty Frame 3

This carrier is capped and is actively launching a strike force to assault Tunisia and possibly our carrier task forces. We must send our Stukas to blow it out of the water.

C202 Scout Duty Frame 3

Low on fuel, I must return and report. All scouts are returning to refuel as well.