Mission Date: 13-08-1940 1445-1545
Name: Lee
Rank: Hauptgefreiter
Unit: 5./JG26
Aircraft: BF-109 E3
Markings: Black -+4
Aerodrome: Theville
Status: KIA
Victory Claims:
Time | Place | Aircraft | Opponent | Confirmed |
- | Isle of Wight | Hurricane | Don't Know | Yes , by 5./JG26 Wolf |
I would start in the end , I got killed .
I don't even remember when was the last time I got KIA .
Technically it was Robo who shredded my ass to bits , but I think most of all it was my own stupidity ... but more on that later .
I missed the campaigns , The sent of burned diesel in the air , the raring sound of my Dimler Benz , mein Komeradens .
Orders came out late , and no one from my organic Scwarm was around .
Still when Staffelkapitän Atreidis asked for Schwarm leaders , I stepped up .
I was assigned to Swarm 3 , with StaryMark and Wolf , a new wonderful addition to the mighty 5th .
It was a long flight , which I absolutely adore , as we passed the Isl of White , the bomber formation we were covering changed course and headed for its intended target .
The only event worth mentioning until that point is that Wolf identified 2 Hurricanes tailing the bombers but not engaging .
I reported the incident to Staffelkapitän Atreidis .turned brown .
The first one hit was Stary , He got jumped and suffered a direct hit to the radiator .
He informed me that he is heading back , but I think we both knew that his bird will not make it all the way home .
Wolf stuck with me as I turned into the closest Indianer that was stalking the by now severely beaten first wave .
I got into his 6 , closing slowly , It was magical , Adrenalin pumping , still , I kipped a clear enough head and sprayed all weapons into him .
He was obviously not expecting that , He attempted an abrupt evasive maneuver , which was both too late and only only got him spinning all the way down .
I suddenly dawned on me , that unlike previous kills , I have Wolf with me (bless his sol ) .
It was my first ever Campaign
Confirmed Kill .
An instance of pure joy .
It all went to shits from there .
Wolf broke away as he was targeted by a Spit , and I was stranded alone , and suddenly there was someone at my 6 .
I performed an effective Split S and extended away (losing about 2.5 K in the process ) .
I could hear Stary over the wireless informing me what we already knew , His engine gave up .
Luckily , by then he was over friendly waters swarming with out U-Boats .
Desperately , I attempted to coordinate a rendezvous with Wolf , but in vane .
Suddenly I spotted a contact .
I closed in on him , from a distance I hoped it would be Wolf .
As I closed in , I understood I was following a Tommi .
He was flying straight and level and appeared as if he did not spot me .
I should have broken away , I should have resisted myself , I should have known he was just a decoy ...
I didn't .
I closed in closer and closer , patting the trigger with my finger .. and then it happened .
Explosions tore the silence , and my mouth was filled with blood .
I managed to break and even to eject the canopy .
And everything became dark ....
And for a second there , I think I could see Robo smiling .