First blood BoB80

On the 16th of June the Radar control reported a group of bandits over the channel. The Polish 303 squadron was scrambled to intercept them. F/Lt Urbanowicz led his men to the fight. Unfortunately Polish boys were too hasty and not very focused on the sky. Suddenly the pair of P/O Tolo Łokuciewski was attacked from above by four 109's. The first bandit outmanouver poor Tolo and the second finished him off. he RF-C went down to the channel. The first kill was assign to Lt Karl Dohle.

It was too much for  Tolo's wingman: Sgt Frantisek, he burn advantage and set on the tail of German pilot. The 109 hitwas sucessfully dodged. Another Jerry approached to engage Czech pilot. Frantisek lost concentraton for a while and ... was attacked by the fourh enemy.

Seeing frinds in trouble Sgt. Szaposznikow dive for help. He tried to climbe for advantage but was blocked by enemy fighters. He never helped to sgt Frantisek whos plane crashed. The kill was assigned to Unt. Otto Spatz.

First turn ended with a result 4:1 for Germans. Hopefully Poles gained a better position to attack. Only they want is a vengeance.

The squadron leader F/Lt Urbanowicz make a circle and open throttle to help the friends. P/O Mirosław Feric tailed up another enemy hit but dodged. Another turn ended up with a result 4:2 for Germans.

Third round belonged to the Poles. Initially F/Lt Urbanowicz hit without kill a rookie pilot and P/O Zumbach took the second one who also survived. Third turn ended with a result 4:4 (but Poles lost two planes before).

Fourh turn started with the deflective attack of P/O Feric who successfully shoot at enemy fighter. Focused on the fight Feric haven't realized that he was tailed by enemy. On another side of the sky Witold Urbanowicz took one more German pilot. The Poles gained 6 hits but received 5 (with 4 four planes presend). The 303 was driven off ... this time.

Meanwhile on the waters of English Channel  two dinghys appeared. Fortunately sgt Frantisek and P/O Łokuciewskie were resqued and returned to Northolt..