[FENRIR]

[jak24610]

Title makes no sense


Thought it would be a downed SBD

And pic makes no sense

since when does the V1 "dive"

[Shrimpkins]

Title makes no sense


Thought it would be a downed SBD

And pic makes no sense

since when does the V1 "dive"

I think "scratch" means 'hit' and that the V1 dives when out of fuel into
whatever they generally aimed it at..
Thats my view of it. Cool image too.

[jak24610]

Oh yeah uhm since when does a GERMAN PILOT fly a RAF SPITFIRE?

[FENRIR]

The official codeword used by the RAF for the V1 was DIVER and they're referred to them as such in most if not all reports; and they did indeed dive when the timer locked their elevator trims into the attack dive.

The term doodlebug was an American/Canadian appelation that caught on with the public.

And German pilot?!

I'll have you know that is yours truly dressed in his finest RAF WW2 battledress!

[DJPatriot911]

Oh yeah uhm since when does a GERMAN PILOT fly a RAF SPITFIRE?

since Adolf Galland demanded a squadron of Spits from goering and was denied he defected across the channel with the Me-262V3 prototype in 1942. Ain't it a shame it didnt really happen that way

[gnasher]

V1s were officially referred to as 'Divers' during the war by the British Govt, doodlebugs & buzzbombs were the unofficial more descriptive terms used.

So "Scratch one Diver!" is completely correct in RAFeese for downing a V1

See
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rKYL0tW-Ek

[Guest]

I'm rooting for the V1

[KG64_Cnopicilin]

Very good screenie m8!

[max_thehitman]

That is correct, the Fieseler Fi 103, better known as the V-1 (in German: Vergeltungswaffe 1 (German for "vengeance weapon 1") was also called the "Doodle-Bug", the "Diver", and the "Buzz-Bomb" by the allied soldiers and civilian population that were attacked by these flying bombs.

Great Shot FENRIR for stopping another Hun weapon in it