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In April 1941, Germany invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The defending Air Force was equipped with some modern fighters such as Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf-109 but the attack was still overwhelming. Especially for some Yugoslav fighter units still equipped with outdated fighters such as Hawker Fury. A squadron equipped with fifteen of these biplanes mostly managed to takeoff when Luftwaffe Bf-109s and Bf-110s attacked their airfield. Almost all of them were shot down but they still fought back using a desperate method - ramming attacks.
Sources:
- Brian Cull, Christopher Shores - Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete 1940-41
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- Peter C. Smith - Combat Biplanes of WWII
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- Håkans aviation page
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/
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The Ice Giants by Kevin MacLeod
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In April 1941, Germany invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The defending Air Force was equipped with some modern fighters such as Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf-109 but the attack was still overwhelming. Especially for some Yugoslav fighter units still equipped with outdated fighters such as Hawker Fury. A squadron equipped with fifteen of these biplanes mostly managed to takeoff when Luftwaffe Bf-109s and Bf-110s attacked their airfield. Almost all of them were shot down but they still fought back using a desperate method - ramming attacks.
Sources:
- Brian Cull, Christopher Shores - Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete 1940-41
amzn.to/3ZYafqY
- Peter C. Smith - Combat Biplanes of WWII
amzn.to/3ZWI9fO
- Håkans aviation page
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/
Support the channel on Patreon:
patreon.com/showtime112
Donate via Paypal:
paypal.com/paypalme/showtime112
Join our Discord server:
discord.gg/c56q7tUNCP
Audio mastering by Don Solaris:
youtube.com/shorts/Hf4wOknl4pY
The Ice Giants by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5745-the-ice-giants
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
Special thanks to Andrija Kostić for helping with research!
#militaryaviationhistory
