Luftwaffe air raids on Corsica May 1944

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by RT

Probably the best performance of the Lwf for the whole 1944 in this area, which units participate ??Seems no losses were registred from german side

... Rémi

CX/MSS/T183/90

From Luftflotte 2 (Roman) IC on 13/5:-

Own ops night of 12–13/5.

115 a/c in concentrated attacks on strongly occupied a/f's at Borgo-Poretta and Alistro (04 East – 9336 04 East – 9359). Very good results from attack … (smudge) … complete surprise for the enemy.

A/F Borgo-Poretto [sic], 16 to 18 a/c — fires and explosions. About 80% of the parked a/c were damaged, of which at least 25% were a total loss.

Alistro a/f, 10 large fires, many smaller fires with explosions.

Our losses nil.

(TNA HW 5/482)