By Chris Goss, Chris Davey
The Fw 2 hundred Condor first made an visual appeal over Norway in April 1940, flying with the unit that finally turn into synonymous with it: Kampfgeschwader forty. because the battle within the west stepped forward and German forces complicated, French airfields spread out, permitting the Condor to fly round the uk and out into the Atlantic, the place it speedily demonstrated itself as one of many key menaces to Allied delivery. capable of assault transport at once or to steer U-boats to their prey, the Condor scored its first significant luck while it crippled the lining Empress of serious Britain.
however the tables have been to show at the "Scourge of the Atlantic" as mechanical disasters prompted by way of their harsh working atmosphere and adjustments in Allied strategies started to take a toll. because it was once at risk of aerial assault, the deployment of Allied providers and their linked opponents mixed with the creation of extra long-range maritime patrol airplane, uncovered the Condor's deficiencies. full of infrequent first-hand debts, profile paintings, and pictures, this can be the heritage of 1 of the unsung varieties that took to the skies in the course of international struggle II.
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Bob Everett was quite rightly awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his deed. However, the full effectiveness of the FCSs was limited. Only eight launches were made against Condors, and just one of these resulted in the eventual destruction of the attacker. Furthermore, two of the five ships were sunk and one badly damaged. /KG 26 (which was then itself shot down) while on sea trials off the Northumberland coast on 27 April 1941, Springbank was sunk on 27 September 1941 by U-201 and Ariguani was badly damaged by U-83 on 26 October 1941.
Q/502 proceeded to close from astern and on the port side of enemy aircraft. Enemy aircraft commenced to climb. At 250 to 300 yards, captain instructed second pilot [Flg Off A T Brock] on the front gun to open fire. The first three bursts of tracer appeared to pass the port side of the aircraft. ‘At 200 to 300 yards enemy aircraft commenced to fire with tracer from a position on top of the fuselage aft of the mainplane. Q/502 was unable to close the range and instructions were given to the second pilot to continue firing.
A shallow dive was made on the same course to intercept and identify. The letter of the day was sent and answered incorrectly. ‘Q/502 Sqn at once closed in and came up astern at 500 yards range. The aircraft was then identified as an FW 200. Q/502 proceeded to close from astern and on the port side of enemy aircraft. Enemy aircraft commenced to climb. At 250 to 300 yards, captain instructed second pilot [Flg Off A T Brock] on the front gun to open fire. The first three bursts of tracer appeared to pass the port side of the aircraft.
