Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
 

Wish I took notes when an Ex. Bundesluftwaffe Starfighter CO (Oberst or Oberstleutnant a.D) told me the story as it was related to him by his erstwhile CO (Josten).

:piliot:

It may have been second hand, but it was a good yarn!

Shame on me for forgetting even the name of this nice fellow.

Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
 

Ive just started reading the book tonight & it does talked about the dogfight between the tempest & yellow 10
The test was at Flensburg & Major Heinz lange was the pilot
you can still buy the book

Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
 

see: > www.allwxfighters.ca <
mail: info@allwxfighters.ca for info on F/O W.D. Ness, 440 FS RCAF
mark his prenameshorts are W.D.

Luck,
Co de Swart,
Holland.

Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
 

see for Ness: > www.allwxfighters.ca <
mail for info on Ness: info@allwxfighters.ca

Mark: his prenameshorts are " W.D." (Ness, 440 FS RCAF)

Co de Swart,
Holland

Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
 

The combat took place in the area of Husum (a Tempest base), on the other side of the pennisula from Flensburg (a Typhoon base), according to the text in Hermann's 'Long Nose' book.

see also this thread, http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=6677

Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
 

Flensburg was the base the plane took off from & the test was conducted at 10.000 feet

Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
 

Yes it took off from there and the ceiling limit for the mock combat was 10,000ft(3km).

Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
 

Since the Tempest was best below 10,000 feet, wasn't it a bit of a gift to the Tempest?

Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
 

No George. The Dora 13 was the better a/c this time.

Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
 

In the book yellow 10 Major Heinz lange say that the planes were evenly matched & it would be down to the skills of the pilots who won