205th BG 150 Sqd night shots

[researcher111]

Martin

Thanks a lot for your updates also same to you Swank. Given they dropped the flare
(flash ) at 6'000 ft and pilot was required to fly on steady course for sometime to
allow recon shots completed these flares illuminated the skies for a quite a while making
the bombers an easy hunt for the Luftwaffe night fighters in Bucharest and
those based in Bulgaria . Were there any countermeasures or enemy avoidance
procedure in place at 205th GP once the flashes were dropped ?

Alex K

[edwest2]

Interesting. The cameras used are identified here:



"In Britain, the small F24 (5x5 image) and the derivative but much larger F52 (8.5x7) aerial cameras dominated, the former being used mostly for night photography with the aid of flash bombs. Up to 40-inch lenses were fitted. These cameras had shutter-in-focal-plane, whereas U.S. cameras standardized on shutter-between-lenses, claiming this reduced distortion."





Ed

[edwest2]

Perhaps this book can offer additional insight. Interesting how name changes occurred.


http://www.amazon.com/Mosquito-Photo.../dp/1855328917


I do not own it, but use the Look Inside feature.



Best,
Ed

[researcher111]

Many thanks Ed, will buy the book it seems though that only
chapter 5 cover my research area .This Sqd did great PR
work on Aug 3,43 over the bombed Ploesti refinieries and once
again in Oct 1943 then again in 1944 with numerous flights
over Romania

BR
Alex K

[stefaan]

Hi.
60 sqn SAAF did not operate at night.
Stefaan

[researcher111]

Originally Posted by stefaan

Hi.
60 sqn SAAF did not operate at night.
Stefaan

I did not say they operate at night maybe was a misunderstanding