THRILLS IN THE AIR
ENEMY PLANES DESTROYED SPITFIRE PILOTS’ VICTORY CRASH INTO THE SEA (Omclal Wireless; (Received March 14, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, March 13 The victory of two Spitfire pilots, who destroyed two Messerschmitt 109’s, part of a small formation which was attempting to bomb a south coast aerodrome this morning, was witnessed by a pilot on duty at the station. The enemy came in from the sea at a low level and two Spitfires at once dived to attack. One picked on a straggler, which he chased across the aerodrome and sent crashing into the sea. Meanwhile the other Spitfire pilot succeeded in breaking up and turning the rest of the now scattered formation. He engaged two of the raiders over the aerodrome, and, firing at both, saw one dive down to within 80J feet of the ground, with white smoke pouring from it.
A few moments later this machine was seen to crash and land at Hythe. Both the Spitfires landed at the aerodrome safely after this successful engagement. Late yesterday afternoon one Spitfire pilot was killed in action over the south-east coast when he attacked two Messerschmitt 109’s, one of which he damaged, afterwards sending the other into the sea in a vertical dive.
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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21370, 14 March 1941, Page 5
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207THRILLS IN THE AIR Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21370, 14 March 1941, Page 5
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