Arado 234 over Normandy in summer 1944
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Arado 234 over Normandy in summer 1944
http://aerostories.free.fr/events/juvin/page2.html
It is a French website but there is an English version
Erich Sommer, the pilot of this Arado lives nowadays in Australia. He was based in Juvincourt and took 380 photos of the landing areas and allied forces at 11000-12000m high.
Arromanches Harbor
Best regards,
David
It is a French website but there is an English version
Erich Sommer, the pilot of this Arado lives nowadays in Australia. He was based in Juvincourt and took 380 photos of the landing areas and allied forces at 11000-12000m high.
Arromanches Harbor
Best regards,
David
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Re: Arado 234 over Normandy in summer 1944
There's an additional link about the Arado Ar 234 over Normandy:
https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles ... n-normandy
https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles ... n-normandy
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Hitler's Spyplane over Normandy 1944- The World’s First Jet (Philippe Baudin, 2014. ISBN 978 1 47382 339 6 )
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The design of the Ar-234 was very forward-thinking; today, over 75 years later, it is still an exciting aircraft to see.
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Hitler may have been thinking of the AR 234 when his aircraft industry built the Me262.
He had a point. Germany needed an unstoppable bomber more than a fighter to defeat the cross channel invasion. A force of a hundred AR 234 bombers might have been a damned nuisance.
He had a point. Germany needed an unstoppable bomber more than a fighter to defeat the cross channel invasion. A force of a hundred AR 234 bombers might have been a damned nuisance.
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If anyone isn't aware, the Ar 234 that overflew Allied troop movements in Normandy was the seventh Ar 234 prototype. An illustration of this plane is available at this link:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/416794140500480502/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/416794140500480502/
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Re: Arado 234 over Normandy in summer 1944
I think they needed a smidgen more that that, for that purpose.Sheldrake wrote: ↑20 Jun 2020, 22:15Hitler may have been thinking of the AR 234 when his aircraft industry built the Me262.
He had a point. Germany needed an unstoppable bomber more than a fighter to defeat the cross channel invasion. A force of a hundred AR 234 bombers might have been a damned nuisance.
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Did any Ar 234's ever get intercepted?
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Yes, several Ar 234s were shot down by Allied fighters during WWII.Pips wrote:Did any Ar 234's ever get intercepted?
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That's interesting to know Iron, thanks.Ironmachine wrote: ↑03 Oct 2020, 16:21Yes, several Ar 234s were shot down by Allied fighters during WWII.Pips wrote:Did any Ar 234's ever get intercepted?
Do you know if they were successfully intercepted at altitude? Or at take-off/landing?
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Well, altitude is relative, but definitively several Ar 234 were shot down while they were in full flight -i.e., not taking off or landing.
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Night bombing is a lot less accurate, but during July the Germans peaked with a 1300 plane raid. It was a nuisance, but inferior navigation and heavy AAA plus night fighters caused large dispersal of the bombs. Untrained pilots meant noncombat losses attritted the sorties heavily, operating losses exceeding 40% of losses some nights. During Op MARKET-GARDEN Nijmegen was hit by a substantial night attack. Witnesses described multiple parachute flares over the town during the raid.Sheldrake wrote: ↑20 Jun 2020, 22:15Hitler may have been thinking of the AR 234 when his aircraft industry built the Me262.
He had a point. Germany needed an unstoppable bomber more than a fighter to defeat the cross channel invasion. A force of a hundred AR 234 bombers might have been a damned nuisance.
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When I was a teen ager I met a bank manager in New Jersey who as a kid had outmaneuvered and shot down a Me262 in high altitude encounter. So yes the jet aircraft could be defeated other than strafing them on the runways.Ironmachine wrote: ↑03 Oct 2020, 16:21Yes, several Ar 234s were shot down by Allied fighters during WWII.Pips wrote:Did any Ar 234's ever get intercepted?