The Day the Luftwaffe Lost Everything
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This is the final part of the Ed Cottrell series - and will cover his brutal experience on January 1st of 1945, what the Germans would call "Operation Bodenplatte". Here, he watches a brutal strafing attack of Me-109s and Fw-190s on his airfield at St. Trond, Belgium. This was made using the World War II flight simulator War Thunder - Download free here: https://playwt.link/tj3history2024 Hope you enjoy! Please like, comment, and subscribe. #WW2 #WWIIHistory #WarThunder
BIG THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING:
Huge thank you to the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas: https://theveteransmuseum.org/
Battle of Bodenplatte: The Luftwaffe's Last Hope: https://www.amazon.com/Bodenplatte-Luftwaffes-Stackpole-Military-History/dp/0811706869
Eric Mombeek: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Eric-Mombeek/s?rh=n %3A283155%2Cp_27%3AEric+Mombeek
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RESEARCH SOURCES: Research sources in all of my content include the United States National Archives (NARA) - and specifically, Missing Air Crew Reports, as well as combat reports and diaries from various fighter and bomber squadrons. https://catalog.archives.gov/
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This is the final part of the Ed Cottrell series - and will cover his brutal experience on January 1st of 1945, what the Germans would call "Operation Bodenplatte". Here, he watches a brutal strafing attack of Me-109s and Fw-190s on his airfield at St. Trond, Belgium. This was made using the World War II flight simulator War Thunder - Download free here: https://playwt.link/tj3history2024 Hope you enjoy! Please like, comment, and subscribe. #WW2 #WWIIHistory #WarThunder
BIG THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING:
Huge thank you to the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas: https://theveteransmuseum.org/
Battle of Bodenplatte: The Luftwaffe's Last Hope: https://www.amazon.com/Bodenplatte-Luftwaffes-Stackpole-Military-History/dp/0811706869
Eric Mombeek: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Eric-Mombeek/s?rh=n %3A283155%2Cp_27%3AEric+Mombeek
The Rifle: https://www.facebook.com/@TheRifleBook/
ThuringiaThen&Now: https://www.instagram.com/thuringia_then_and_now/?hl=en
RESEARCH SOURCES: Research sources in all of my content include the United States National Archives (NARA) - and specifically, Missing Air Crew Reports, as well as combat reports and diaries from various fighter and bomber squadrons. https://catalog.archives.gov/
Join my FREE WWII History Newsletter: https://tj3history.ck.page/0440475ff7
Want to fly with me in one of these great WWII flight sims? Join my discord! https://discord.gg/CVrJQ8a
Have an idea for one of my videos? Submit it here! https://forms.gle/91xwbGKQsRCNZmwm9
If you want to support TJ3 History and get access to special VIP content, please check out these awesome links!
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TJ3History
TJ3 History Merch Store! https://TJ3History.shop
Follow me on social media for updates!
Facebook - https://Facebook.com/TJ3History
Twitter - https://Twitter.com/TJ3History
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