Ace of Diamonds by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) SIG2173 The Jasta was part of

The Jasta was part of the Flying Circus

British submarines and torpedo carrying aircraft based on the tiny Mediterranean island were wreaking havoc with Axis shipping

he decides to force battle himself by leading his own household

providing fighter cover

endorsed by Battle of Britain Spitfire pilots

Ace of Diamonds by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) SIG2173 The Jasta was part ofNT8AP. Ace of Diamonds by Nicolas Trudgian. From the day they began their aerial campaign against Nazi Germany to the cessation of hostilities in 1945, the USAAF bomber crews plied their hazardous trade in broad daylight. This tactic may have enabled better sighting of targets, and possibly less danger of mid air collisions, but the grievous penalty of flying daylight missions over enemy territory was the ever presence of enemy fighters. Though