Luftwaffe fighter command got the call,the airfield commander didn't give the order until 15 mins after the call to scramble the fighters,wether this was deliberate noone really knows except the commander of the airbase.ill find out his name for you,but there was a documentary of it on tv
Heinrich Ehler was the one involved and so was the radar stations,he was demoted sentenced to 3 yrs in prison then released back to active duty with a me 262 squadron instead of his fw190.
Did you know that the fighter cover for the tirpitz got delayed by 15 minutes and that there is controversy by German fighter command to why this happened
Luftwaffe fighter command got the call,the airfield commander didn't give the order until 15 mins after the call to scramble the fighters,wether this was deliberate noone really knows except the commander of the airbase.ill find out his name for you,but there was a documentary of it on tv
This is a great story. It shows how every and each second is important when it comes to aviation and combat.
@motoristube if they had intercepted the Bombers,all would of been lost,the lancs had no fighter cover.
Heinrich Ehler was the one involved and so was the radar stations,he was demoted sentenced to 3 yrs in prison then released back to active duty with a me 262 squadron instead of his fw190.
Did you know that the fighter cover for the tirpitz got delayed by 15 minutes and that there is controversy by German fighter command to why this happened
15 minutes!!!! Didn’t know that. So what’s the story!?