דיווח משימה 5

IAF reporting:

Red 1
2x P-39N, VIFF, YUVAL
Fuel:100%
Loadout: 1x500lbs
Take off from Matera ( BK23 ), land at same base.
2x Hurribombers IIc - ALON ,PIN
Fuel:80%
Loadout: 2x500lbs
Take off from Matera ( BK23 ), land at same base.
1x Spitfire MKVcw, - LAVI -got disconnected before mission start due to internet problem.
Fuel:100%
Loadout: Default
Take off from Matera ( BK23 ), land at same base.
1x Spitfire MkIX -YOHAI
Fuel:100%
Loadout: 1xDT
Take off from Matera ( BK23 ), land at same base.



after a short trip we got to the road coming to SPINAZZOLA looking for the HQ convoy , we could find it on the road except of a few antitank guns and some ground units in trenches.
so we proceeded to the city. the first to get there was VIFF and he spotted the convoy stationary in the city. but he got a lot of flak -88 and some 37 from around the city and the airport near and soon enough he was down in flames.


here was our bed decision :

instead of turning around and return to MATERA awaiting new orders,
we continued stubbornly over the city ,to get the convoy...

soon enough ALON was down,PINI got shut down by blue fighter who just arrived, YUVAL continued on the road to BARI hoping to find some other targets on the road but he fell upon not less then 5 blue fighters and was shut down immediatly .

YOHAI continued upon ZERO advise to BARI to help the situation there , but he also was shut down by a blue fighter .

ZERO:

1.it was our bed decision ,to continue the attack against all odds., we had to turn back immediately ,when we realized that the convoy in not on the road away from the city and flak.
2. we suggest not to go near SPINAZZOLA until we clear the flak slowly from south to the city and airfield, with 4 fighter at least as CAS.
3. we report : there are at least 2 t0 4 AT guns and some ground units in trenches along the roud south of the airport.
around the city are at least 3 x88 AA guns, and at the airport are another 2-3 x88 and 37 AA guns. the HQ convoy is in the city stationary .

Claims:

1 HQ transport

LOSSES:

2x P-39N, 2x Hurribombers IIc,1x Spitfire MkIX

Pilot status after mission end

KIA : VIFF, ALON , YUVAL ,PINI , YOHAI