Catching the V1 without a dive.

[Brian]

Hi Peter

A meeting sounds like a good idea, just give me time to organise something and I will come back to you.

Yes, I have a copy of that book and agree with you.

Cheers
Brian

[Franek Grabowski]

Peter
Very best wishes to you!
PS The Mustang you have had seen must have been either Polish or from 129 Sqn.

Jon
V1 needed about 10-15 minutes to pass the distance between both belts. They were rather hard to spot, so dive chase was rather neccessity, despite better level speed.

[HARD_Sarge]

Hi Jon
well, going by the Squadrons that had V-1 kills, we should be able to work out what kind of planes could and did catch the V-1s

besides what you have listed

Mossy II
Mossy VI
Mossy XII
Mossy XIII
Mossy XVII
Mossy XIX
Mossy XXX (should of been listed as 30)

Spitfire IX
Spitfire XII

Typoon Ib

of course, can't tell how many of those were tail chases and not dive kills, but with the numbers of claims, they had to have a few