Tally Ho Gents!
After over a week of sick time in the Squadron hospital, Matron's coffee enema's finally did the trick and I was able to commence again on ATAG operations.
The following is a tale of blind luck as I nearly came a cropper because of cockiness and not paying attention!
I took off from Eastchurch again because it offers the best over from tip-and-run 109's but is close enough to the action so a pilot doesn't get bored during transit! I followed my usual route along the north Kent coast, covering Ramsgate and MAnston at a bout angels 8 before heading south past Dover and Folkestone. All was quite and there was no action to be had at all.
GC announced that a radar site had been attacked near Littlestone in grid C7, so off I trotted as fast as my MkIIa would take me. Alas, any enemy AC had gone by the time I got there, but after 5 minutes I saw flak bursts going off below.
As hard as I tried, I couldn't see anything to chase, so I kept my height and then "BANG", My own gunners seemed to be putting a bead on me!
I performed a full turn but could see nothing, but then the flak bursts climbs and then I saw them - Contacts, probably bombers 12 o'clock high!!!
It took 7 or 8 minutes to get into position, but when I did I let rip and gave the Blighter what for!!
After more punishment he went down in a steep right-hand dive - the pilot must have bought it!
Now this is where I was very, very lucky!! Not checking my tail, I then started on the doomed 88's flight leader.
I took out the gunners and then just bobbed and weaved behind him taking shots at my leisure!
As the warning tracers came through to warn me of low ammo, I noticed tracer spiraling past my starboard wing! Then I looked around!
It was a 109 and I was nearly winchester!! There was only one thing for it - Head for the deck!! Tip over, coarse prop and here I go!!
Not wanting to lose his energy, the 109 left me to scoot off. I think that if it had been a more experienced pilot I would have been done for! Luckly I made it back to Eastchurch to count my blessings.
A very fortunate jaunt from which I claim 1 Ju88 destroyed and 1 Ju88 damaged.
What was very annoying on this sortie was a green hue which turned what I assume was grey smoke to green!!! Highly irregular!!
Any way, I'll update my scores.
Badger out.
