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
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/