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    Nachtjagd (night hunt): The Bf 110 at Work

    Nov 17, 2020 3 minutes
    –Christopher L. Stuart

    A PERSONAL MEMORY

    Dr. Rolf Ebhardt, who flew combat in the Bf 110G-4 with 8./NJG 1 during WW II takes us aboard for a night mission.

    We do not hate the British or the Americans; these boys are doing their duty just as we are. Neither side can change the political situation, so we have to carry on with our job to prevent as many Allied bombers as possible from destroying our cities and killing our people.

    The first RAF pathfinders are dropping their target (Christmas trees). From now on, it doesn’t take long for the terrible spectacle to begin! Thirty miles away, we can see the first explosions on the ground in Hamburg, and they’re followed by widespread fires. These eventually combine into one enormous fire that covers entire suburbs with a disastrous firestorm. The updraft brings wind velocities of 120mph, and the firestorm consumes everything in its path; there is no chance at all!

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