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Originally Posted by Richard Aigner
German Wikipedia entry for "SD-2" states that 15 planes were lost w/o enemy influence on June 22, 1941, due to the premature explosion of their own bombs. Wiki and gives
Lonnie O. Ratley III.: Lesson of History: The Luftwaffe and Barbarossa, Air University Review Vol. 34 No. 3 (März / April 1983), p. 50–65
as source.
HTH, Richard
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The KG51, as far as I know, none of the 18 Ju88s were lost on June 22, 1941 due to our own SD-2. I can't say anything about other units that used these bombs. Wikipedia?? I quote: Shortly after the start of the Russian campaign, the carrying of SD bombs in internal bomb bays was banned. The SD-2 was no longer used because its use in low-level flight led to great losses. The Ju88 was used “normally” again and the losses decreased.
Rene
9th April 2024, 10:34
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