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American reconoisance planes over Romania

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cipiamon	Posted: January 18, 2005 11:59 am
Sublocotenent Group: Members Posts: 471 Member No.: 115 Joined: October 06, 2003	For example at 23 january '44, and 3 april '44 american reconoisance planes were flying over Bucharest at 8500 meters to plan the tomorow mission. Why werent these planes intercepted?

Dénes	Posted: January 18, 2005 02:03 pm
Admin Group: Admin Posts: 4368 Member No.: 4 Joined: June 17, 2003	The answer is in your question: 8,500 m. Gen. Dénes

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For example at 23 january '44, and 3 april '44 american reconoisance planes were flying over Bucharest at 8500 meters to plan the tomorow mission. Why werent these planes intercepted?

U.S. 15th Air Force used P-38 Lightnings ( and RAF Mosquito) for this purpose and the high alttitude of this special missions was one of the main reason the interception was not easy. Usually radar could detect only large formations and keeping planes in patrol at that high alttitude only for recce planes in time when fighter pilots were hard to find in axis forces.

cipiamon	Posted: January 18, 2005 02:37 pm
Sublocotenent Group: Members Posts: 471 Member No.: 115 Joined: October 06, 2003	I see, so i it was verry hard to reach that altitude in time, even whit a 109, probably the Lightnings were faster there. I think a me-163 should it been there. This post has been edited by cipiamon on January 18, 2005 02:37 pm

J. Heide	Posted: January 21, 2005 05:53 pm
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 20 Member No.: 473 Joined: January 21, 2005	Hi Cipiamon. I want to tell you that I saw those picture made by americans before to start air offensive over Romania. These picture are in military arhives and were made on: 24 october 1943 (over south of Ploiesti), 23 ianuary 1944(over NV of Romania) and 3 april 1944(over Buchares's Marshalling Yard made by 60th Sq.)

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