"The tale of two flights"
No1 Squadron consisted of 8 pilots tonight(1 of 4 Squadrons of similar strenght all flying the same mission)in 3 flights,red,blue and green.
Red Flight Led by Tangmeres Wing Co MothyP took 3 A/C,Griffin and Jacko went to Leuven, east of Brussels (BB15)
While Blue and Green fly(consisting of 5 very able pilots me included
to Dinant (BC9/BC
.
Whilst Blue and Green Flt where looking pretty forming up in the "good old Hendon"fashion Red flight (who where quite some distance away)where bounced by Me109s who were escorting Ju87s to there tgt.
Unable to help in any way possible we heard as 1 by 1 the pilots of red flt fell to the overwhelming numbers of 109s
Blue and Green Flt continued of there given fly path and eventually made it back to there base,unhindered by enemy opposition(which is more than can be said for Red Llt!!!!)
No1 Cheese
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Tangmere Pilots
P/O Jacko (No1 Press Officer)report follows......................
