Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum  

Go Back   Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum > Discussion > Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces

Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces Please use this forum to discuss the German Luftwaffe and the Air Forces of its Allies.

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #1  
Old 17th August 2006, 17:11
445BombGroup's Avatar
445BombGroup 445BombGroup is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA
Posts: 3
445BombGroup is on a distinguished road
Smile Rocket anti-aircraft fire

Greetings:

In going through some of the post mission reports, I've run across references to ground-to-air rockets being fired against bomber formations. On one mission near Orly, France, a B-24 was hit by a rocket and completely destroyed. The crew reporting the incident said they saw a smoky trail leading from the ground up to the bomber just before it exploded.

I was wondering what types of rockets these would be; did they have any sort of guidance system, or where they free flight? I know of an add-on field modification to the Fw-190 to carry 2 8,0cm rockets for air-to-air use.

Thanks in advance for any help you can lend.
__________________
Michael S. Simpson
Webmaster & Unit Historian
445th Bomb Group (Heavy)
www.445th-Bomb-Group.com
Reply With Quote
 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Operation Aphrodite Brian Allied and Soviet Air Forces 25 12th March 2006 18:40
Aircraft performance curves Christer Bergström Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces 17 19th November 2005 21:49
blenheims with anti aircraft flights/squadrons brewerjerry Allied and Soviet Air Forces 2 22nd April 2005 15:43
Luftwaffe fighter losses in Tunisia Christer Bergström Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces 47 14th March 2005 04:03
Eastern vs Western Front (was: La-7 vs ???) Christer Bergström Allied and Soviet Air Forces 66 1st March 2005 19:44


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 18:34.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2018, 12oclockhigh.net