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370th FG Awards and Promotions: None. Personnel: 2nd Lieutenant Brem Sprow is posted to the 402nd Fighter Squadron. A new pilot has been posted to the 485th Fighter Squadron - we await confirmation of his identity. Rosters: TBC 410th BG Awards and Promotions: None. Personnel: No changes. Roster: TBC

Mission Date 06/12/44 402nd FS - Frontlines Armed Reconnaissance, Zulpich 485th FS - Fighter Sweep, Julich Sector 410th BG - Road & Rail Strike, Zulpich Debrief: 370th FG 402nd FS: (Courtesy of Capt. Sean O'Sullivan) Group COs note: Another solid performance gents, good work. 485th FS: (Courtesy of Maj. Mick Payne-Less) Group COs note: Glad to see the 485th getting their share of the air action, though the loss of 2nd Lt. Well is a blow, he was shaping up nicely. And a nice haul of ground targets to boot! Nice job 485. 410th BG

Disappointing news from EDs Discord: NineLine — Yesterday at 5:20 PM I was just told that the Mossie has slipped back behind the Hind, sorry guys. NineLine — Yesterday at 5:25 PM I wont give any dates right now, but its slipped back a little NineLine — Yesterday at 5:27 PM Nick just wasn't happy with the external model, so that's a good thing, he knows what's good and what isn't DCS Well, at least it's still this year, hopefully 2nd Quarter....

Scoreboards:

370th FG Awards and Promotions: Captain Sean O'Sullivan is awarded the Bronze Star. Captain Kevin Fruitbat is awarded the Purple Heart. 2nd Lieutenant Tony Bowen is awarded the Purple Heart. 2nd Lieutenant Dennis Falcon is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (posthumously). Personnel: No changes. Rosters: 410th BG Awards and Promotions: 2nd Lt. Major Major is awarded the Bronze Star. Personnel: No changes. Roster:

Mission Date 03/12/44 402nd FS - Road & Rail Strike, Krefeld 485th FS - Fighter Sweep, Mönchengladbach-Cologne Sector 410th BG - Infantry Position Attack, Geldern Debrief: 370th FG 402nd FS: (Courtesy of Capt. Sean O'Sullivan) Group COs note: An incredible total of 44 ground targets destroyed in a single mission! Superlative work 402nd! 485th FS: (Courtesy of Maj. Mick Payne-Less) Group COs note: Well done 485th! Not just mud movers after all, eh? Excellent haul gents. Though, Major Payne-Less, let's have your boys revise some of their engine management procedures for next time... 410th BG (Courtesy of 2nd Lt. David Crosby)

Mission Date 01/12/44 402nd FS - Fighter Sweep, Zulpich Sector 485th FS - Road & Rail Strike, Cologne 410th BG - Road & Rail Strike, Zulpich Debrief: 370th FG 402nd FS: (Courtesy of Capt. Sean O'Sullivan) Upon ingress to the patrol area at angels 12, Red 3 spotted four bandits below us still within the frontline, N/W of Nettersheim. Red flight immediately dropped down to trail the E/A, now confirmed as 262s, with White flight providing top cover. Whilst the four 262s were duly dispatched by Red flight, White flight spotted and engaged a formation of six Ju 88s higher and to the North of Nettersheim. Red flight re-grouped with White flight who had already got plenty stuck in to jerry and assisted in bringing down all E/A. With the squadron reformed, we headed North to continue our patrol of the front-line, checking in with Snowdrop along the way. On the return leg heading 160', bogies were spotted to the East near the 410th target area of Zülpich, although upon closer inspection these turned out to be escort P-38s so we headed back to the Southern patrol point. Eagle-eyed Red 3 once again spotted a pair of low flying 262s N/E of Nettersheim that were duly taken care of by Red flight. With the squadron now brought down low, we looked for ground targets of opportunity to attack (Red 3 and 4 still had their bombs). After a number of successful attacks on Howitzers and AAA, with ammo running low, we headed 250' to recover at Florennes. Well flown gents, good teamwork all round and a decent tally of E/A destroyed, crucially to no losses on our side. Group COs note: 11 kills total, no losses, an excellent result for both the squadron and the new Captain's debut. Also a fitting retort to the Luftwaffe should they have felt some satisfaction at the misfortune they caused us previously. Well done 402nd! 485th FS: (Courtesy of Maj. Mick Payne-Less) Well done 485th, in the face of ridiculous amounts of AAA we managed to bag a very respectable haul of ground targets in Koln. Unfortunately we lost 1st Lt Luke Rox due to both engines being hit by AAA. His replacement will be with us forthwith. Sadly we also lost Funflak to high speed topsoil contamination. Congratulations to Capt Fenton Rea for a huge individual haul of 10+ AAA batteries, enough to keep any “intruder” running for some time. No enemy aircraft spotted which was just as well given the amount of lead in the air over the target. I would like to work on improving our coordination when attacking such a well defended target in an effort to avoid further losses chaps. A more thorough briefing and attack plan would help, coupled with better situational comms between pairs. This is something all of us need to work on, not least of all myself. A big thank you to our P51 escort for taking at least some of the AAA heat from us. Group COs note: Well done indeed to cause such casualties amongst the enemy in the face of fierce resistance 485th; it's what we've come to expect from you hard charging bastards. The losses were unfortunately inevitable given the weight of fire brought against you, but Group HQ are glad to see that you are not resting on your laurels and are actively seeking out areas to improve and become even more lethal. We mourn the loss of the experienced 1st Lt. Rox, so recently promoted too and the new blood we held so much hope for, 2nd Lt. Lou Keyberstad. 410th BG TBC...

Also chaps, please download and install my new paintscheme; "Sweet Stuff", suitably 485therized... P38J25_485_Fen.dds

Ooops...! Forgot the scoreboards. Scoreboards:

Debrief post for the 30th November mission has just been updated;

Stable version update inbound chaps and chapettes! Big things: F/A-18C ground radar modes and lots of new 3rd Party DLC campaigns for SP, but mainly a ton of fixes! Jet-jockeys note: the SA-2 is no longer as dumb as it used to be so watch yourselves out there!

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So, as I did back at the beginning of November (campaign date) where I presented the months summary, here are the 2nd Months operations Top-Trump stats for you guys to ruminate on (last months total in brackets): 370th Fighter Group total missions flown to date: 62 (28) 370th Fighter Group total sorties flown to date: 422 (200) 370th Fighter Group total Air Kills to date: 157 (60) 370th Fighter Group total Ground Kills to date: 752 (266) Top Scoring Squadron, Air Kills to date: 402nd - 95 Top Scoring Squadron, Ground Kills to date: 402nd - 391 Top Scoring Pilots, Air Kills: Capt Lt. Fenton Rea, 485th - 26 Maj. Arjen Efftee (KIA), 402nd - 12 Lt. Casey Baker (KIA), 402nd - 11 Top Scoring Pilots, Ground Kills: Capt Lt. Fenton Rea, 485th - 114 Maj. Mick Payne-Less, 485th - 99 Maj. Arjen Efftee (KIA), 402nd - 62 Further Stats: 485th FS: Gr. Kills/Sortie Air Kills/Sortie Losses/Sortie 1.69 (1.32) 0.29 (0.23) 0.103 (0.066) 402nd FS: Gr. Kills/Sortie Air Kills/Sortie Losses/Sortie 1.87 (1.34) 0.45 (0.38) 0.086 (0.074) 410th Bombardment Group total missions flown to date: 14 410th Bombardment Group total sorties flown to date: 33 410th Bombardment Group total Air Kills to date: 5 410th Bombardment Group total Ground Kills to date: 65 Top Scoring Crew, Air Kills: 2.Lt. David Crosby - 4 Maj. E Shoo - 1 Top Scoring Crew, Ground Kills: Maj. Sid Viscous (KIA) - 21 2.Lt. Dave Haggis (KIA) - 21 2.Lt. David Crosby - 13 Gr. Kills/Sortie Air Kills/Sortie Losses/Sortie 1.97 0.15 0.060

Mission Date 29/11/44 402nd FS - Fighter Sweep, Mönchengladbach-Düren Sector 485th FS - Intercept, Mönchengladbach-Venlo Sector 410th BG - Road & Rail Strike, Cologne Debrief: 370th FG 402nd FG - No aircraft returned to base. Reports of heavy air combat near Jülich, 485th reports that the 402nd requested assistance with bandits in the sector but having found the engagement lost sight of the 402nd aircraft after battle was joined. Ground units reports 5-6 P-38s seen falling to earth in enemy territory, many on fire. It seems a black day for the 402nd in particular and the 370th as a whole. Reports coming in... 485th FS: Maj. Mick Payne-Less returned from a well earned rest period to lead four ship searching for ground attack aircraft harrying our troops near Mönchengladbach. 410th BG TBC.... 370th FG Awards and Promotions: Captain Fenton Rea is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour. Personnel: Captain Sean O'Sullivan is posted to the 402nd FS. 2nd Aaron Massengill Lieutenant is posted to the 402nd FS. 2nd James Hendley Lieutenant is posted to the 402nd FS. 2nd Luke Zander Lieutenant is posted to the 402nd FS. 2nd Lieutenant Roger Over is posted to the 402nd FS. 2nd Lieutenant Artisan Well is posted to the 485th FS. Rosters: 410th BG Awards and Promotions: None. Personnel: None. Roster:

Gentlemen, the debrief post for the 29th November mission has just been updated; Rosters and Scoreboards have been adjusted based on the mission results. Also there have been some promotions so be sure to check if you've earned a pay-rise!

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Mission Date 29/11/44 402nd FS - Rail Target Strike, Bullay 485th FS - Reconnaissance, Nettershiem-Gerolstein 410th BG - Reconnaissance, Gerolstein-Nettersheim Debrief: 370th FG 402nd FS: Weather was poor, we climbed through the cloud cover, clear skies at 8K ft. After spending some limited time over the clouds, it was time to dive back into them, to find our ground targets. Red 2 was out of sight for a bit in the cloud business, but joined us over the target. Did lots of damage North of Bullay, and a few clicks south. Red 3 reported some damage to his a/c, but no real issue flying wise. Went back to home base where we all landed. Red 2 suffered main gear collapse on touch down. He was fine, his P38 was not. All in all the 402nd accounted for 25 ground targets destroyed, an excellent performance in any conditions, let alone the horrendous weather they were obliged to contend with. Excellent work! 485th FS: Capt. Fenton Rea led a six ship reconnaissance patrol in despicable conditions. As we crossed the frontlines near Nettersheim, the Squadron was engaged by light AA fire. Zenith Red Leader determined that the fire was being directed at Red Section and attempted to keep the gun focussed on them dispatching White flight to attack the gun, which they did with remarkable rapidity. On reforming we had a distress call from Snowdrop Leader, declaring that they were being engaged by bandits some 25km SSW of the 485ths current position. Regrouping the squadron, Zenith Leader made for their sector forthwith. Enroute it was determined that Snowdrop had split up and Zenith White section was detached to assist the Snowdrop lead who was further west as Red Flight engaged a single Fw 190 harassing an A-20. Zenith red leader fired a burst at the e/a, causing it to break off it's attack on the A-20 but then overshot and the bandit was picked up by Reds 3 & 4 but they were unable to finish off the 190 before being practically run-over by a flight of P-47s and, in the interests of safety, being obliged to break off. Neither of the Red Flight sections were able to reacquire the e/a in the murk, and he either ran home or was shot down by the Thunderbolts. Meanwhile White Flight had got separated in the awful visibility, though White 2 - 2nd Lt. Stellar Artois - had found the bandits making moves on Snowdrop leader; one of the e/a lost control and spun-in as Artois engaged (this was claimed by the rear gunner on Snowdrop Leaders a/c) at which point White 2 came under fire from a 2nd bandit in the vicinity, casing significant damage to the left boom of the Lieutenants a/c. However Red Flight arrived just in time and Capt. Fenton Rea shot and heavily damaged the e/a. The Fw 190 lost control as Rea overshot and was last seen spinning into the gloom, however, it's destruction could not be confirmed and thus he could only claim a probable. Zenith Leader then instructed White two to RTB with White 1 to support, and headed back in to the recon area over the frontlines to cover the remainder of Snowdrop squadron. Shortly thereafter Snowdrop called they were withdrawing and the 485th attempted to engage some scattered ground targets in the gloom with their guns and few remaining bombs. They managed to account for a few guns before Zenith Leader called it a day All aircraft proceeded back to safe landing at Florennes. All told we claim one e/a probable, one e/a damaged, 5 AAA guns destroyed and 2 artillery guns. Debrief: 410th BG 4 aircraft took off from Eindhoven to carry out a recce in the area north east of Prum. An uneventful flight to the area apart from the fighter escort appearing then disappearing, didn't see them for the rest of the flight duration. On reaching the patrol area and just before turning onto the Northern leg along the lines we were attacked by Fw190s. These were called out by Delta but they attached themselves to us very quickly. Sid picked up damage in their first attack so he turned back over the lines and headed home but was chased by a determined 190. Delta and Crash had a dogfight for a short period until support came in the form of welcome 485th P38s. Crash and Delta were able to break off and begin the northern leg but Delta picked up flak damage soon after. They got rid of bombs on artillery targets and headed back to friendly lines. Delta's damage caused him to head for Aachen to land but didn't get there, he ditched south east of Monchau. Crash headed home. Meanwhile the persistent 190 chasing Sid was damaged by the rear gunner and, when turning to engage a P38 lost control and went in north of Prum. Sid was very badly damaged and decided to head for the airfields on the west of his route back to Eindhoven but had to bail south east of Petit Brogel. Given the weather and fighter activity it was a very interesting mission. Well done boys for surviving.... 370th FG Awards and Promotions: 2nd Lieutenant Patrick Last is promoted to 1st Lieutenant; congratulations Lieutenant! 2nd Lieutenant Luke Rox is promoted to 1st Lieutenant; congratulations Lieutenant! 2nd Lieutenant David Reginald is promoted to 1st Lieutenant; congratulations Lieutenant! Personnel: None. Rosters: 410th BG Awards and Promotions: None. Personnel: None. Roster: Scoreboards:

Debrief post for the mission of the 28th November 1944 updated with scoreboards and rosters: