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Title: Operacija "Bellicose" Post by: duje on June 21, 2016, 05:56:43 am Vir: "Večernji list"-Vojna povijest Zagreb
http://www.vecernji.hr/ 20.06.2016. Britanija započela operaciju "Bellicose" Na današnji dan 1943. godine, britanski su bombarderi započeli s višednevnim bombardiranjem strateških ciljeva u Njemačkoj i Italiji, piše History. Nakon polijetanja iz Britanije, bombarderi su krenuli prema gradu Friedrichshafenu na jugozapadu Njemačke - mjestu gdje se nekada gradio i poznati cepelin. Tada su se tamo gradile čelične konstrukcije koje su teško stradale od strane Kraljevskog zrakoplovstva. Britanci su nakon bombardiranja nastavili letjeti prema Alžiru, a ne nazad prema Britaniji. Kada su se ponovno opskrbili gorivom, nastavili su letjeti prema talijanskoj mornaričkoj bazi u La Speziji. Takva su "shuttle" bombardiranja (etapno bombardiranje) mogla poraziti dva neprijatelja unutar jedne operacije - "Bellicose". Šteta u Friedrichshafenu bila je toliko velika da je pokretna traka u potpunosti napuštena. Britanija u to vrijeme nije znala da se tamo proizvode i rakete V-2, čak 300 komada mjesečno. Britanci su se tako barem osigurali od novih napada raketama V-2. Title: Re: Operacija "Bellicose" Post by: duje on June 21, 2016, 06:34:42 am Isječak iz novina
Title: Re: Operacija "Bellicose" Post by: Dreadnought on June 21, 2016, 07:11:38 pm Operacija Bellicose je izvedena 20-21 i 23–24 Juna 1943. godine i u njoj su učestvovali 56 bombardera Avro Lancaster (No. 5 Group RAF) i 4 Avro Lancaster Pathfinders (No. 8 Group RAF).
Izveštaj koji je nakon misije podneo Wing Commander Gomm. Quote Sortie completed. Clear, moon not much effect due to high cloud. Took over at rendezvous point 0225. Flares dropped by P.F.F. 0238 to E of target. 0239 PFF red about 1 1/2 miles E of target. 0240 green T.I. 400 yards E of target. 0241 own a/c dropped green T.I. and flares dropped on target. 0243 a/c ordered to attack visually. 0244 P.F.F. offered to back up T.I. and permission granted. 0247 own a/c dropped green T.I. 0247 indirect bombing ordered due to number of T.I.’s scattered about. 0302 attack completed. Bombed green T.I. nearest target, own bombing not observed, obscured by smoke. Other bombs seen to fall on SE comer of shed. The attack could have been successful but for the following reasons: llumination. Not effective owing to high cloud. Not sufficient flares. First green T.l. accurate but backers-up too far from target. Heavier opposition than expected. There was very little wind over target. A controlled attack (Radio Telephone) call and will be successful. [attachment=1] Quote These photos of the crew are taken in North Africa. This was the first 'shuttle raid' (Operation Bellicose) where they bombed Friedrischafen and then carried on to North Africa (wrong footing the Luftwaffe) and returning via a raid on Spezia. [attachment=2] [attachment=3] Quote The morning of 22nd June 1943. W/Cdr Gomm and his crew at Blida, Algeria following 'Operation Bellicose', the daring raid on the Zeppelin works at Friedrichshaven [attachment=4] Quote S/Ldr Keith Sinclair and his Flight Engineer Sgt Paddy Traynor in the cockpit of their usual aircraft 'Pregnant Winnie' [attachment=5] |