Bf109 massacre on 30 July 1943

[yogybär]

Originally Posted by Oberst

I thought that the -40's were doing a low level sweep, if thats the case, the 109's would 'zoom & boom', not go into the circle.

After I read the thread properly, I found out that the Americans came in a 3000meters/9000ft and that the first attack by 109's happened from 6o'clock and the same altitude level.
Also, I propose that if the Germans used the circle, they did it later in the melee as a defensive measure, not as an attack in the beginning .

Are there more interesting details in the US reports you have available?