egbert Posted 8 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Cnock, is this really the impact crater from the other "night shift"-bomber? They were last seen flying in two-ship formation and the other one was found too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Hello Egbert, Haha, this would be too simple. The situation is that the British night bombers destroyed Your landingstrip while Your bombers where on mission. Now Your flyboys have two choices left : 1) Emergency landing in a potato or turnip field, with subsequent damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 2) to fly to an enemy airfield, and afterward being exhibited at Paris among other war booty. Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 8 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Nice picture from the after sales party in Paris. But coming back to the night shift subject, seriously: the RFC impact crater on the German mock airfield was examined again-confirmed RFC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 8 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Oh yes and something more: you were not correct Cnock, all Hun bombers are accounted for, everybody safely back to its home airfield, nobody missing. The only casualty was this minor mishap. It has been repaired by last night's - night shift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Cnock, is this really the impact crater from the other "night shift"-bomber? They were last seen flying in two-ship formation and the other one was found too Sorry Egbert, but your photo is fake. It's captioned English bombing plane, when if I am not mistaken it is a French Breguet 14. cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Martin, You are certainly right, and I only mentionned British FE2b's and HP/0/100. Hun propaganda? Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Egbert, Mock airfield, with a real plane in the back? Or is it on of Your night shift planes that could not land on its own airfield? A mock airfield to land is always better than no airfield. Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 8 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Its a pest with this Brit/Belgium propaganda: for once and forever as nobody trusts the enemy reports, all crews have been accounted for again; as seen here a parole was conducted after last night, mandatory for ALL aircrew; nobody missing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 8 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Oh yes, and its nice that you consider the Hun mock planes to be real on the mock airfield. Nice job from the carpenters from last = night shift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Dear Egbert Carry on, The squadron commander of Your night shift asks me to let You know that he won't be back for breakfast But we will take care of Your planes! Seems Your night shift workers in the Heimat wil have to do extra hours! Greetings, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 8 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Before I hopefully may close this mock airfield thingy: we even have built a simple aiming circle for the RFC that they hopefully do not miss the mock airfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 8 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 8 July , 2007 The squadron commander of Your night shift asks me to let You know that he won't be back for breakfast Your propaganda turns ugly! All your fake picture collages are overcome by this picture proof, taken some 3 minutes ago with the squadron commander in question enjoying the nice Sunday in front of his humble hut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Egbert, Sorry we missed Your mock airfield, but we attacked the real one. Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 8 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 8 July , 2007 I feel so sorry for your propaganda tricks, this is the true view from another angle P.S. Can I have a tea brake please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Gentlemen, thank you both for some splendid photographs — and an accompanying narrative that has me roaring with laughter and full of admiration for your command of the English language ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Siege Gunner, Thank You Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester-famous Messenger Dog Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Hello Cnock, with respect to your last two pictures in post#36- I am happy to introduce you to a very good friend of mine: the last picture shows my dear Airedale friend "Shifter" who is a true gentleman (see right circle)indeed . He is depicted there with the 4 kids to where Shifter belongs to plus some other villagers (circles). It was a sad crash (no fatalities) from an RFC training aeroplane practising bomb runs back home in Dorsetshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Martin, You are certainly right, and I only mentionned British FE2b's and HP/0/100. Hun propaganda? Regards, Cnock Oh, yes, Cnock - deffo propaganda! Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 To Chester - famous messenger dog : The pic is from the Illustrated War News of 12/12/1917, entitled ''The early Morning Raid on London 6/12/1917'' Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 To Chester - famous messenger dog : The pic is from the Illustrated War News of 12/12/1917, entitled ''The early Morning Raid on London 6/12/1917'' Regards, Cnock So this was really a German aeroplane? cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 I've found the picture, and the caption definitely describes it as a Gotha, not an RFC training aeroplane. Chester may be great at spotting Airedales but he needs to brush up on his aircraft recognition skills. cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 8 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Humbug, all enemy propaganda it is. Chester do not believe this psy ops stuff, just trust your Brit friend "Shifter" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Hi Egbert, I recognize the 'Staffelfuehrer' of post 38. It is the commander of the 'mock airfield'. Before the war he was clerck 3rd class of the railway station at Köpenick. Best wishes, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 8 July , 2007 Share Posted 8 July , 2007 Before the war he was clerck 3rd class of the railway station at Köpenick. Later promoted to Hauptmann ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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