Luftwaffe 1940 - IWM gun camera film. Recommended.
 

Hi all,

Below is a link to a 16 minute piece of film taken during the Battle of Britain.
You will recognise clips but I certainly had not seen most of this.

It is a compilation of many of the RAF gun camera attacks on Luftwaffe a/c.
Each clip shows a brief detail of the combat including pilot, aircraft involved and the date. Especially poignant as I noticed many names who did survive the battle. A few combats are stated as being 110s but I believe are D017s.

Anyway, I hope this is of interest.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it...ect/1060013903

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What's even more interesting is the second clip (No.51) of F/Sgt Franklin's Spitfire of No.65 Sqn seems to show what appears to be a Bf109 with rounded wing tips dated the 7 July 1940...

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mmmmmmmm...

I suspect the date is wrong? The Me109 F did not see any action until October 1940.

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That's what I thought... :)

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To me it looks even like a Bf 109 G-6 rather than an F with that rather massive tail wheel visible in some shots; at least that was my first Impression.

KR

Jochen Prien

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I dare say it maybe friendly fire on a Hurricane.

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Looks like a Hurricane to me as well. It's actually the second aircraft that comes into the frame. Perhaps his wingman entered the frame and the first aircraft seen was the initial target.

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Combat Film No 39. Pilot Officer Gruokinsky [?] of 308 Squadron on 22/7/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft ("R8372"). Target: Messerschmitt Me 109.

See on the right in the link (scroll down).

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The 109 in question certain looks like a Hurricane to me and Rhodes-Moorehouse is nailing a Do.17.

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Combat Film No. 157 shows a friendly fire incident. The first attacks were on a He111 formation, but the fighter coming into view (14:51) is definitely a Hurricane which is hit on the wings.