INTERCEPT B-17S HEADING FOR LEIPZIG

Mission number of Me 163 tour: 2

On 16 August three pilots of JG 400,
Leutnant Bolt, Feldwebel Schubert and
Feldwebel Strassnicky were able to down
one B-17 each. However this sortie was
not without losses: Feldwebel Strassnicky
was wounded by gunners of the B-17 group
and had to bail out; the veteran Leutnant
Ryll was shot down by a P-51 near Leipzig
and was killed in the progress.

YOUR MISSION

You fly as wingman in a Schwarm of four
Me 163s. Stick to your flight leader and
attack the bomber formations together with
him. Watch out for the Mustang escorts and
draw them away from your leader if
necessary.

