Hurricane Squadron Ace: The Story of Battle of Britain Ace, Air Commodore Peter Brothers, CBE, DSO, DFC and Bar by Nick Thomas

Author:Nick Thomas [Thomas, Nick]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: HISTORY / Military / Aviation
ISBN: 9781473846463
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2014-11-30T08:00:00+00:00

Yellow Section’s Pilot Officer Barton (flying V6565) claimed one Bf 109 damaged:

‘After engaging [fifteen] Me 109s over Folkestone at 15,000ft for some five minutes, I chased one of them across the Channel. He was taking fairly skillful avoiding action, but I managed to give him four bursts of approximately two seconds each at 300 to 200 yds range during the fight.’

(Signed) Barton.

Flight Lieutenant P.M. Brothers (flying N2921), destroyed a Bf 109, firing 1,500 rounds in three second bursts at 150 yards. The engagement began four miles northwest of Dover:

‘I was leading Blue Section at 1600 hrs on 24 August 1940, when we were attacked by twelve Me 109s which had been circling above us for some time. As we climbed up to them they climbed away and kept their distance until an opportune moment, when they dived on us. I fired short bursts at two or three and then lost them owing to ‘blacking out’. I climbed up 20,000ft and engaged them again, and managing to get on the tail of one. I gave him two, three second bursts. Part of his starboard wing came away and he dived into the sea about ten miles SE of Dover. I followed him down, then returned to base.’

(signed) Brothers.

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