D-day

Sorry about the question 😮
(and it should really have been in the historical section!)
It is of course Josef Priller or his wingman Heinz Wodarczyk, JG26, in their Fw 190’s. The only Luftwaffe aircraft showing up. They strafed SWORD beach.
On the two days, 6/6 and 12/6, Luftwaffe lost some 100 Bf 109’s and Fw 190’s – 48 pilots missing or killed. (John Weal, IAPR, vol 2).

Spitfire pilot Rønhof was a little higher, but went down to take a look at the beaches. He thought there was an awful lot of dead “fish?” in the surf. He suddenly realised it was dead human bodies.

One of the statements from the real “Band of Brothers” stay in my mind:

“We didn’t mind to die. We were prepared for that. What we really feared was that our death would be forgotten”.

I think we should have our own thread dedicating respect to those who gave their lives on D-DAY. I am very gratefull for what they did, and I cant begin to imagine how difficult it must have been.

Well said. They are all blessed.

Watched the new BBC feature on D-Day yesterday. Even though there was a few “computer” Spits (I think) (The Merlin sound was real) attacking Rommel it was very interesting. In Danish TV there was some “local” stuff. (Denmark was occupied and called the “Cream Front” by German soldiers. That was not the case in the skies above though!) Anyway, thousands of Danish sailors joined the Allies, and was largely forgotten afterwards. Interviews with: One, that was torpedoed several times and sailed petrol to the Normandy beaches. One joined the Canadian Army and was going ashore at D-day. (They had to buy their own “bodybag” and bring with them!) Finally a Spitfirepilot, Kjeld Rønhof, joined the “Little Norway” Flying School in Canada. Of their 30 man class three (3) survived the war. He was also above Dieppe in 42 and reckoned that as turning point in the air war. (But of course a disaster on the coast).

Finally a question: In the b&w news we see again and again a single engine fighter weaves through the ships at a few feet. What is it? Spitfire, Bf109 or what?

Best regards

Never to be forgotten.

Here here to all the above……………

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years condem, at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them ( lest we forget )

God bless them all, every single one of them……………

Yes respect to all who fell and protected us 🙁 Anna 😉 😉