How a British pil Lone, fug 13, averted a collision with a parachuting German whose Messe he had shot down in air fighting over northern France yesterday, is told -by the Air Mollis News Desqibing the incident the pilot said the figli began at à great height-The Messerschmitt dived a Spitfire followed.
"We were diving almost vertically. reaching a speed of more than 450 miles an hour. and after a three-mile descent I tenn te overhaul him, By this time ice was forming on my windscreen. but I kept the Messer-schmidt in sight and, when close enough, gave him bursts from my io fly over as the downward rush continued. One large piece whizzed past my cockpit and struck by tail-plate.
"We had got to within 2090 feet of the ground when the German pushed back his hood and baled out. I was only about 50 yards behind him—or about a quarter of a second see the pilot again."
"Hat Trick"
By this victory the Spitfire scored the "hat trick." fighters over France "It was one of the ever" he said. "We were over the target when I saw 18 109's flying to a vertical dive with from it. I attacked also began to g0 chased him down
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