19th March 1945; a raid, identified as two Arado 234 jet bombers, takes place against Moelsbrock airfield Belgium. Coming out of heavy cloud at 6000 ft, enemy aircraft drop 6 fragmentation bombs in front of the squadron hangar, only one of which goes off. This caused some minor splinter damage to one Meteor, 616sqn had been deployed there since 4th February.
Not much, but the longest journey starts with a single step.
Could this 1st jet vs jet combat have turned out much differently? With a bit of warning could 616sqns Meteors have successfully scrambled and attacked these Arados? Or are the F3s too slow? Would such an engagement become the most over-analysed engagement in air combat history? Would it yeild any lessons other than the blindingly obvious things like good warning, the best possible fighters etc?
Not much, but the longest journey starts with a single step.
Could this 1st jet vs jet combat have turned out much differently? With a bit of warning could 616sqns Meteors have successfully scrambled and attacked these Arados? Or are the F3s too slow? Would such an engagement become the most over-analysed engagement in air combat history? Would it yeild any lessons other than the blindingly obvious things like good warning, the best possible fighters etc?