Operation Wounded Condor
15 September 1937

Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding summons Victoria to RAF Headquarters at Bentley Priory. There she meets Winston S. Churchill, MP (Member of Parliament), and a former First Sea Lord of the Admiralty and architect of this MOST SECRET mission.

Along with Dowding, the "Prophet of Truth" is one of the few in His Majesty's government and armed forces that recognize the murderous aims of Adolph Hitler and his Nazi Reich.

The intricate details of the mission are left to Squadron Leader Reginald Hawkins Riley II. Riley has been training Victoria on the new Supermarine Spitfire prototype in preparation of the 112's similar characteristics. The instructions to Section Officer Cross (WAAF) are as follows:

At great risk to her own life, one of your Project Valkyry cohorts in Germany uncovered this information and has equated the following specifications for the new Heinkel Fighter Craft serving the Reich and the rebel forces in Spain.

Comments:
Our Valkyry reports the Luftwaffe's next generation single seat fighter is set to replace the Messerschmitt Bf 109, which ends production this December. The B models we encountered in Spain last June were flown by civilian pilots and judged superior to the formidable Bf 109C. Even with the under-powered Junkers Jumo 210Da, the 112s surpassed the 300mph mark and chewed our fighter screen apart.

That was the B model.

All the more frightening, a new batch of He 112 "C's" has recently been supplied to the Condor Legion. These C models are equipped with a revolutionary all weather, night navigation system and powered by the 1,200-horse power Daimler-Benz DB 601A that is outfitting all new Luftwaffe fighters. But it gets worse…

In addition, testing is so advanced on the 112 that on April 1st of this year; Captain Erich Waritz successfully flew a He 112 outfitted with the "top secret" Junkers liquid-fuel rocket motor at the Neuhardenberg testing grounds. This "engine" boasts 650 pounds of thrust propelling the fighter to over 500 mph, but this comes from a less reliable source and cannot be confirmed.

The woeful and dangerous inadequacies plaguing the RAF are obvious. The fabric-coated Hawker Hurricanes have yet to come off the assembly line and we still only have one Spitfire.

Your Mission

• Arrive in Spain under the guise of Fraulein Palm.
• Make contact with our American connection, code name: Papa
• Correspond with Condor and Nationalist commanders and a target He 112C pilot
• In time, Papa will introduce you to Republican inserectas already serving as Condor ground crews and assigned to target aircraft
• You've already secured the faith of the Luftwaffe brass, but it is imperative that you gain the He 112 pilot's absolute trust -- use all your skills to attain this objective
• Papa will relay our zero hour and at said time, you along with the Republican inserectas will neutralize the pilot, guards and any Condor ground crew
• STEAL THE He-112C
• Destroy any and all Condor aircraft in proximity
• And using the Heinkel's night navigation system, head for Gibraltar, where the Royal Navy's Grand and Mediterranean Fleets will be out in force to deter any retaliation
• Upon landing at the newly constructed RAF airfield, target aircraft and yourself will be loaded aboard the HMS Hood, whisked through the Straits and delivered to the Ministry of Defense for evaluation
• Apply every means at your disposal to accomplish every aspect of your mission
• Surrender is NOT an option
• Good Luck and God Save The King

The Target: The Heinkel He-112C

Specifications
Type: Single-seat fighter
Crew: 1
Engines: Daimler-Benz DB 601A
Type: Inverted-vee-12 liquid-cooled
Number: One
Horsepower: 1,200hp (B-1)
Dimensions:
Span: 29 ft. 10 1/4 in. (9.1m)
Length: 30 ft. 6 in. (9.3m)
Height: 12 ft. 7 1/2 in. (3.65m)
Weights:
Empty: 1620kg (3,571 lbs.)
Maximum Loaded: 2250 kg (4,960 lbs.)
Performance:
Maximum speed: 670km/h (416mph)
Service Ceiling: 11,000m (36,090 ft.)
Range: 1100km (684 Miles)
Armament:
Two 20mm Oerlikon MG FF Cannon in Outer Wings
Two 7.92mm Rheinmetall MG 17 machine guns in the fuselage sides
Bomb load:
Underwing racks for six 22 lb. (10 kg.)
fragmentation bombs.

Victoria Cross