How to Shoot Down Messerschmitts in a Biplane (Yugoslavia, 1941)

In April 1941, Germany invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The defending Air Force was equipped with some modern fighters such as Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf-109 but the attack was still overwhelming. Especially for some Yugoslav fighter units still equipped with outdated fighters such as Hawker Fury. A squadron equipped with fifteen of these biplanes mostly managed to takeoff when Luftwaffe Bf-109s and Bf-110s attacked their airfield. Almost all of them were shot down but they still fought back using a desperate method - ramming attacks. Sources: - Brian Cull, Christopher Shores - Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete 1940-41 https://amzn.to/3ZYafqY - Peter C. Smith - Combat Biplanes of WWII https://amzn.to/3ZWI9fO - Håkans aviation page http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/ Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/showtime112 Donate via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/showtime112 Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/c56q7tUNCP Audio mastering by Don Solaris: /shorts/Hf4wOknl4pY The Ice Giants by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5745-the-ice-giants License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Special thanks to Andrija Kostić for helping with research! #militaryaviationhistory

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