The Stuka - Trumpets of Jericho by Carruthers Bob

Author:Carruthers, Bob
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History
Publisher: Coda Books
Published: 2012-04-25T16:00:00+00:00

That's a very modern apartment, also the children learn to fly early!

The first attacks on England

Soon there was fresh work. Floating objectives were now assigned to the squadron after it stood the test so remarkably well in attacks on transporters. The next raids were on British convoys attempting to run the blockade of the Channel. These flights over long stretches of sea were a trifle uncomfortable at first, because a dive-bomber pilot has, of course, only one engine; when that cuts out, there is nothing for it but a dip in the “drink” with all its disagreeable consequences. Although the crews were provided with life jackets, they had no yearning for a cold footbath. The anxiety felt about the single engine often led subconsciously to a certain feeling of uneasiness. Did it not just conk? Not a bit of it! The engine is roaring quietly in its sonorous way, as it always roared. Merely imagination playing tricks! After the first dew raids, they had familiarized themselves with flying over the sea, thanks in no inconsiderable extent to the unbounded confidence that the pilots were able to place in the work of their mechanics.

At first there was occasionally a hitch with the convoys and many a bomb missed its target. The British skippers tried a new trick of dodging aimed bombs. When an attack was reported they did not rush off at full speed in zigzag, as hitherto, but in circles. That was very awkward for the dive-bomber crews, until they had found out the arc, and more than once fervent, but unholy Bavarian expressions were to be heard in the headphones. In a short time, however, the squadron had got in its hand and many a proud British steamer was sent to the fishes.

Peltz flew with a large formation in the first attack on England, a raid on London. Unfortunately the raid had to be broken off owing to very bad weather conditions, which made a flight in formation very difficult. During the return flight there was a little misadventure, which in reality was not one. Peltz had been flying back blind and dived through the clouds, when he knew that the French coast lay beneath him , in order to catch a glimpse of the earth. He had barely reached the open and recognized the coastline below, when “Archie” opened a furious fire. Fortunately the machine was not hit, but the crew were hopping mad. That cursed anti-aircraft defense! We’ll show them this time! Arrived home, Peltz at once got on the phone and rang up everyone he could reach to work off his wrath. But he speedily calmed down when he got hold of the officer commanding the anti-aircraft defense, who spoke a few soothing words. “My dear man”, he said, “there’s no great call to get your dander up. We recognized you all right as a German machine, but what you evidently failed to recognize was the Bristol Blenheim behind interceptor behind you, which was evidently out for your scalp.

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