Re: Flying Rams
The Germans used ramming techniques in the last month of the war with Bf-109s in a special unit called the Zonderkommando Elbe. They were supposed to get into ramming position on a B-17 or B-24 and bail out seconds before impact. This idea failed miserably; very few (less than 20%) of the Bf-109s even rammed the bombers successfully, let alone destroy them. This was mainly because the pilots were teenagers and had practically no experience and little training.
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