antarmike Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 The Allies are caught by surprise German fighter-bombers strikes on airfields in Europe (Operation Bodenplatte (Baseplate)). A total of 465 aircraft are destroyed on the ground, but the Luftwaffe loses 62 aircraft to Allied fighters and 172 to light AA (including RAF Regiment gunners). Whilst Allied losses are quickly replace, the Luftwaffe fighters arm is effectively destroyed. Quote
antarmike Posted December 31, 2008 Author Posted December 31, 2008 Many Luftwaffe planes were downed by friendly fire because nobody had thought to inform the german AA gunners of the large scale offensive! Quote
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