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Intro
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CAMPAIGN DIARY:
August 29th, 1940. West Malling.

That last mission was a big success! Top hole! We and the other squadrons intercepting actually made the Jerry bombers turn around, without reaching their target. Splendid!

Today it's been a day of showers and bright intervals. Clouds in the Channel and the Straits. It's also been another day of comparative calm.

These quiet spells are always welcome, for sure, because God knows that everyone is getting tired. But we also knows that it's the calm before the storm. Jerry always takes a short breather before lunging out at us, full tilt.

Yes, another thing. It's about the Bf110.

At the start of the war, this twin-engined fighter was expected to engage in air-to-air combat while escorting the Luftwaffe bomber fleet. It was really talked about.

Although the aircraft is well designed and the best of its class, being reasonably fast (some  340 mph) and possessing a nice combat radius, the concept that the Bf 110 could defend bombers against a attack by a force of fast single-seat, single-engined fighters has - luckily for us - proven to be flawed. 

And you chaps have helped to prove that!

When pitted against our Hurricanes and Spits the 110s has begun to experience heavy losses. As you all have seen they are only slightly more manoeuvrable than the bombers they were meant to escort and also suffering from poor acceleration.

But one thing: never go head to head with a 110. Their front armament is formidable!

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MISSION
Listen up! 

RDF has spotted some 20 enemy aircraft approaching land, obviously moving towards Rochester. Maybe they are aiming for the aircraft factory there?

Your task is to intercept them. 

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You'll be flying as second element of A section
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Success
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HISTORIC NOTES
Regarding the actions on August 29th: At 1510 hours, nine German aircraft flew over Dover towards Tangmere; this raid was immediately followed by about 170 aircraft which appeared to head for Biggin Hill. 

These raids, probably just a sort of spoof operations, or fighter sweeps, were contacted, but no serious fighting started, with just four aircraft being destroyed by RAF fighters and one anti-aircraft. Strong German patrols were maintained off Calais until 1725 hours.

At 1725 hours, a raid of twenty plus aircraft passed over North Foreland and flew towards Rochester. It was intercepted and four German aircraft were destroyed. All in all during the day the RAF lost 9 aircraft with 2 pilots killed or missing.
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Failure
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HISTORIC NOTES
Regarding the actions on August 29th: At 1510 hours, nine German aircraft flew over Dover towards Tangmere; this raid was immediately followed by about 170 aircraft which appeared to head for Biggin Hill. 

These raids, probably just a sort of spoof operations, or fighter sweeps, were contacted, but no serious fighting started, with just four aircraft being destroyed by RAF fighters and one anti-aircraft. Strong German patrols were maintained off Calais until 1725 hours.

At 1725 hours, a raid of twenty plus aircraft passed over North Foreland and flew towards Rochester. It was intercepted and four German aircraft were destroyed. All in all during the day the RAF lost 9 aircraft with 2 pilots killed or missing.
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FighterBoysDebrief13.jpg
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