Although the aircraft were obsolete and slow, the pilots made daring use of their exceptional maneuverability; they had the advantage of having a maximum speed that was lower than the stall speed of both the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, and as a result, German pilots found them very difficult to shoot down. An attack technique of the night bombers was to idle the engine near the target and glide to the bomb release point, with only wind noise left to reveal their location. German soldiers likened the sound to broomsticks and named the pilots "Night Witches."[1]
Wow. That is some really awesome stuff.
Anyway there already is a series called "Night Wizard", so...yeah, pretty close.
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of their exceptional maneuverability; they had the advantage of having a
maximum speed that was lower than the stall speed of both the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190,
and as a result, German pilots found them very difficult to shoot down.
An attack technique of the night bombers was to idle the engine near
the target and glide to the bomb release point, with only wind noise
left to reveal their location. German soldiers likened the sound to
broomsticks and named the pilots "Night Witches."[1]
Wow. That is some really awesome stuff.
Anyway there already is a series called "Night Wizard", so...yeah, pretty close.