"The Last Reunion of Heroes" AAR by DGoose, Rhino and Joemac
It was a stormy October day and the planes sat idle on the tarmac. Inside the hanger, the surviving veterans of the 352nd FG/1st ASG were being honored for their dedication and service given to this country during WWII. Little did they know, there was a mission planned for this day. A mission to be flown by the pilots of the Virtual 352nd.

Celebrations and Rememberances by Dune
Outside the wingless, shiny Blue-Nosed Mustangs (and one P-47) sit in rows. The letters PZ, PE and HO adorn their sides.

One Wing by Yt
Friday night in the HA, after sick left, seahwk, furis & I were keeping the 'Lil Bastards reputation alive & well. In my Spit V, 5 miles WNW of Calais, I spot an enemy aircraft engaging a fellow countryman.

Psalm of Dune
In the beginning, God said, "I need a plane." So God took a rib from a wild American horse and from it formed his plane.

A Very Memorable Day! by Wrdo
Monday night I got a call "Is this wrdo?" I said "ye..ye..yes..." The reply came, "Hey!!! This is Bob(Punchy) Powell."

Eight Air Force Letter to Saint Peter found in a 94th BG Songbook
Let them in, Peter, they are so tired; Give the the couches where the angels sleep.

"Hoser" from "Top Gun - The Navy's Fighter Weapons School" by George Hall
No dissertation on present-day section tactics, or on naval aviation in general, could be considered complete without a brace of "Hoser" stories. In the micro world of perhaps 400 Tomcat pilots, a few legendary gonzo maniacs are going to bubble to the surface.

S3 in progress...

AAR not yet completed...

This was a very fun scenario for us. We were shipped to New Guinea to fly P-47C's and cover the attacks on New Britain. Thanks to heavy training leading up to this event we scored better than we ever have before.

The Turning Point S3 was a very unusual assignment for us. We were assigned to the Regia Aeronautica and given Maachi 205's (Ki 61's) to fly. So Stormo 352 "The Corsican Brothers" was created. Considering how little time the group has had in these planes, we did very well.

The Killing Time was one of the hardest S3's we've had so far. We were flying Mustangs and had the honor of escorting the 457th, but we were facing 262's. The missions were all across the board from milkruns to running fights with no way to win.

Rommel's Last Stand was a definite change of pace for the 352nd. We were named a strike fighter squadron and given P-40E's and Hurricane II's. We had several low-level strike missions (mostly against shipping) in the face of Fw 190A4's and Me 109F's. The missions were easy and our planes were severely outclassed, but we accomplished our missions and shot down more LW than many pure fighter squads did.

The Luftwaffe scored 2 minor victories while the Allieds scored one. The other two frames where scored as draws. In the end neither side achieved a points advantage and the event was scored a draw. The Luftwaffe scored many points by concentrating their interceptors on one bomb group and overwhelming its escorts. The 32-plane limitation caused planning problems for the Allied HQ and prevented it from maximizing its numerical superiority. The Allied side was able to score many points through the use of fighter-bombers hitting targets throughout France and Belgium. Hopefully in the future configurable otto and the end of the 32-plane limit will solve many of these problems.

The Luftwaffe won 4 of 5 frames with the Bf109E4 proving to be decidedly superior to both the Hurricane IA and Spitfire IA. Though frustrating at times for the Allies the series did bring a greater appreciation of the historical battle they faced in France. The Luftwaffe used all their advantages extremely well and made few mistakes for their opponents to capitalize on.

The Luftwaffe won 3 of 4 frames with the Fw190A4 proving to be decidedly superior to the Spitfire VB. The Allied advantage in numbers was lower than expected and most of this shortfall was in fighters so not only did the Luftwaffe have qualitative but at times numerical superiority over the Allied fighters. Frame 2 was scored a draw but in all reality probably should be counted an Allied victory considering the circumstances.

The Allies won only 2 frames but their ability to score more BDA while keeping their losses even with the Luftwaffe was the difference. The Allied advantage in bombers was too strong for the Luftwaffe to overcome, their targets were wisely timed to be hit when the defenders were stretched to the limit. The only opportunity for the Luftwaffe was to hit the northern targets hard but the limited bombload and defensive armament of the Ju88 proved too weak to make up the difference. In broad terms, the ability of the Allied bombers to escape interception and beat off attacks was the difference. German bomber losses were just too high for the amount of damage done. A hard fought contest that was closer than the score indicates.

The Allies won 3 of 4 frames and accomplished their greatest victory in the final frame thereby securing a decisive result over the Luftwaffe. The Allied advantage in numbers and supply was too strong for the Luftwaffe to overcome. Despite brief flickers of brilliance the Me262 was generally too vulnerable an a/c to dominate the enemy in the way the Luftwaffe hoped. The final opportunity for the Luftwaffe was their Bodenplatte attack which unfortunately for them saw losses too high for the bomb damage done. In broad terms, the aggressive attacks of the Allies could be sustained because losses to their bombers were kept at a low level, except for the disasterous first frame. Two such frames for the Allies and the Luftwaffe would have emerged victorious.