Remarkable Exploit By Hurricane Pilot
FINISHES OFF ENGAGEMENT BY RAMMING ENEMY (British Official Wireless.) Received Thursday, 8 p.m. RUGBY, Oct. .30. A remarkable exploit by a Hurricane pilot officer is recorded in an Air Ministry bulletin. lu a recent engagement ho was with his squadron at 19,000 feet when they saw a formation of Dormers accompanied by enemy fighters. “We went in to attack the bombers and did several quite good attacks,” he said later. “Finally all my ammunition was gone, but I had the satisfaction of seeing one Dornier I aimed at exploding in the air, and saw another go spinning down with part of its wing off. My aircraft then rammed one of the enemy bombers amidships, one of its wings being torn off. Mv aircraft wrenched clear of the enemy aircraft, which was now minus its port wing and most of its engine. My cockpit was filled with fumes and the machine was falling out of control ia an inverted spin, so I left hurriedly.”
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Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 259, 1 November 1940, Page 7
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