Form 540 Reports for Desert Campaign - 27 October 2012
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:27 pm
Date: September 1941
Location: Buqbuq airfield
A/C: Tomahawk MkIIa R for Rabbit
Took of as No.2 with S/Ldr. Osprey, headed 310 and climbed hard towards the sea as we were late for the rendezvous with the bombers. Spotted two contacts on bombers 2'o clock at cca 16 thousand feet. They dove on another pair of P-40s but the wingman broke too late. Urizen got KIA in a massive explosion. I dove on the enemy fighter that attacked him and gave him a good beating as he was climbing up. He pushed the nose and dove straight on the deck and then started climbing - that's when I wanted to attack again. But another 109 passed underneath me, probably his wingman - I attacked immediately scoring good hits, the e/a entered a spin and bailed out eventually. At 15 thousand feet, flying southwards where F/O Gromic and S/Ldr. Osprey reported enemy activity, I attacked another Bf 109 that started streaming fuel and glycol and we seen diving home. I was rather low on ammunition when I formed up with S/Ldr. Osprey above enemy airfield - I helped him by attacking a e/a that was in a scissor fight with him. I damaged this plane lightly and got chased myself. I dragged the 109 to the north and entered a vicious dogfight, I pushed the e/a in front of me and scored hits in the engine and cockpit area. 109 went in the sea. Low on ammo I RTBd swiftly. Unfortunately, both F/O Gromic and S/Ldr. Osprey got shot down close to the enemy airfield where we pushed the Jerry. I lost sight of the bombers on the first contact with the enemy.
3x Bf 109 destroyed
2x Bf 109 damaged
Tomahawk MkIIa ok
Pilot Ok
Location: Buqbuq airfield
A/C: Tomahawk MkIIa R for Rabbit
Took of as No.2 with S/Ldr. Osprey, headed 310 and climbed hard towards the sea as we were late for the rendezvous with the bombers. Spotted two contacts on bombers 2'o clock at cca 16 thousand feet. They dove on another pair of P-40s but the wingman broke too late. Urizen got KIA in a massive explosion. I dove on the enemy fighter that attacked him and gave him a good beating as he was climbing up. He pushed the nose and dove straight on the deck and then started climbing - that's when I wanted to attack again. But another 109 passed underneath me, probably his wingman - I attacked immediately scoring good hits, the e/a entered a spin and bailed out eventually. At 15 thousand feet, flying southwards where F/O Gromic and S/Ldr. Osprey reported enemy activity, I attacked another Bf 109 that started streaming fuel and glycol and we seen diving home. I was rather low on ammunition when I formed up with S/Ldr. Osprey above enemy airfield - I helped him by attacking a e/a that was in a scissor fight with him. I damaged this plane lightly and got chased myself. I dragged the 109 to the north and entered a vicious dogfight, I pushed the e/a in front of me and scored hits in the engine and cockpit area. 109 went in the sea. Low on ammo I RTBd swiftly. Unfortunately, both F/O Gromic and S/Ldr. Osprey got shot down close to the enemy airfield where we pushed the Jerry. I lost sight of the bombers on the first contact with the enemy.
3x Bf 109 destroyed
2x Bf 109 damaged
Tomahawk MkIIa ok
Pilot Ok