The Luftwaffe’s Deadliest Mission to reduce the Western Allies’ Bombing of Germany

DogFight Luftwaffe’s Deadliest Mission

A Video featuring DogFights and what was called the Luftwaffe’s Deadliest Mission.
Sonderkommando “Elbe” was the name of a World War II Luftwaffe task force assigned to bring down heavy bombers by ramming aircraft into them mid-air. The tactic aimed to cause losses sufficient to halt or at least reduce the Western Allies’ bombing of Germany. The pilots were expected to parachute out either just before or after they had collided with their target. The chances of a Sonderkommando Elbe pilot surviving such a practice were low, at a time when the Luftwaffe was lacking sufficient numbers of well-trained pilots.