07-11-2006, 10:08 PM
Wasen't it a situation where the British airfield @ Habbinya was surrounded by German artillary placed in the nearby hills which overlooked it?
My memory is not that good. But I do have a mental picture of the cover page of the Aviation History magazine that shows the RAF attacking. I think you are right, but I'll have to go back and read the article. I can't remember WHY the Germans (and a few Italians) were a threat but the RAF stuck it out and even bombed a German air base, knocking out an He-111 or two. They had a photo of the damaged Heinkel.
Maybe we can write an American soldier over there now and he could dig up a relic. Think about that!!
Steve