ALDERTAG BOMBING RAID

NOTE! THIS MISSION IS FOR USE IN THE
BATTLE OF BRITAIN MODULE!

Aldertag (Eagle Day) was the codename
for the day on which the Luftwaffe
planned to begin gaining control of
the skies over England through the use
of massive attacks against the RAF.
Originally set for August 13, 1940
the attack was postponed at the last
minute due to poor weather. However,
not all Luftwaffe units received the
postponement orders and took off for
their targets on schedule. One of 
these units was KG 2, led by Oberst
Fink. Although he could not find his
Bf110 escorts (they had received the
orders to wait), Fink decided to go
ahead and lead his Do-17s to their
assigned target, the Eastchurch air-
field. The British detected Fink's
formation, but greatly underestimated
his numbers. They therefore scrambled
too few fighters, and even those were
too late to prevent Fink from making
a relatively successful attack. The
Do-17s were intercepted by both 
Spitfires and Hurricanes on their 
return trip to France, but clouds
provided them with cover and loses
were light.

            YOUR MISSION

You are a member of Oberst Fink's
Do-17 group. Follow him to the East-
church airfield and bomb it.
