Airbattle Report |
16 September: Prelude |
Daylight: - AEAF: 185 fighters; Spitfire’s and Tempest’s flew armed reconnaissance flight’s in the Arnhem area and other parts of Holland. One Spitfire and one Tempest did not return to base. - ADGB: Reconnaissance photo-flight’s by Canadian no.400 and 430 sq. Tilburg,Nijmegen, Arnhem, and along the rivers Maas, Rijn and Schelde.There was special attention to the bridge’s over the Rijn. Results were flown back with high speed to the head quarters off General Dempsey. There is a mysterious story of a B17 ( 214 sq.?) that was seen over the Arnhem dropzones without any escort fighters, in which an allied commander could have been inspecting the area, other reports say that the flying fortress was heavily escorted ? - Luftwaffe: No information available for this day. Night: - Bomber Command: 54 Lancaster’s and 5 Mosquito’s were send to Flak positions near the Moerdijk-bridge area. These Flak positions were on the flightpath off the coming air armada. They come across 2 enemy planes and 2 of the Lancaster’s did not return. Also airfields that could threaten the operation were attacked. |
