PILOT’S EXPERIENCE
IN THREE BIG BATTLES SQUADRON’S GREAT “BAG” GREEN VAPOUR SEEN (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Aug. 13, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 12 A Royal Air Force fighter pilot, in a broadcast account on Monday evening of three big air battles which had taken place within the last five days, in all of which he participated, said his squadron shot down 32 enemy aircraft. In an engagement this mprning he was shot down himself, but managed to escape uninjured. In describing these engagements he said the- balloons which the convoys carried undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulties of the enemy dive-bombers. He described the measures which the Germans are now compelled to take to endeavour to save some of their pilots who have been shot down into the sea. After one engagement he dived towards the sea and saw one of the German pilots in the water. “ He was easy to see, for all round him was a big patch of green vapour, which shows their friends where they are,” said the pilot. “ I have come across it before. You can see the green vapour five miles away.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21190, 13 August 1940, Page 5
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189PILOT’S EXPERIENCE Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21190, 13 August 1940, Page 5
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