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Prom Intelligena© Officar, Nb. 307 (i li₃h) S<ua<’ron, Colaby Omage.

To    Hoadquortero, A.L.C.B.    S. £ p H T.

FINAŁ NIGHT_COMBAT. MtiOKT.

(A)    19th Murch 1^44

(B)    307 (iolloh) Sąuadron.

(C)    i\i03quito Mit. XII.

(£1)    11.46 houra

U) G 2666

(F)    :fo cloudu nbove. Uiiibility fairly good (alight

(G)    Categ->ry A (renr spr^r nno uileron of t>->e port win# domaged

D,y u bur Jt of cannon).

(h) Nil

(j ) On¹    deritroyod - P.O. J. Brochooki (loliah)

Genem! Import.

Ona .v.o<squito of JO/ (ioliah) So.mdron took    ofT from

COLóBY GfiAWG.i i.t    «C .33 houra on tyth tfarch ¹-744 to ti    ort iii *    Bulleeyc

t ::vjroivio an i    land    .ti b-.ok «,t 1:3. 13 hour.i.    On tnkin# off on n Bulloeye ,

airam r’t woj    orć - jvd :    Traight 13*000 ft.,    orbit be*.eon ' ^M    Jt on

orbit In# th. be<    *n    •jlror.ft w«a orderad to diacontinuo    the ekśrci    se, decr-m

hoight to 1-.0CG    ft    • nd to fly nlon# the v--ctor C30° to    interoapt    r bogey.

A fcw minuto a Inter, pilot i.ntorcepted an gircr» ft flytr# ftsat i 6t fce

Prom courae , pilot wp.s r,#n i.', ciimcted on oouroe 030 -.nd #ot t./o vi«rioua contacta but uoon lo A. their. duo ». » Windo*

t 11.41, nt hcL-ht    ^.00C ft. «1rcr^rft w»,jj given

■i course JA0° and    got    oontact to at'.rboard    «t rango 4 milen.    Tm r.jl^rtion

to fighter, the turgwt .v*.j cro.jain# at rbonrd to port. Aircm.ft, turned onto the turget nad    got viaual nt 400 y* rds aStern, the tnrgat    ^r littlo    «*boye,

li.l.ot clo.ńjd to 100    y. rd.j, slightly    bolow tł o t«rg tr-cogni «.••<! r*idor

.    sked it from tho anme póaitian wlth ono short hiirst.    ¹ '*.

wora oC-in on the b-liy of onomy nircrnft. T^ł‘<. mi der div .d md turnod violońtly to port . lilot followed the enemy nncl attseked ^r.^£,,‘’ in from ^rhove nt mnge of *:{)'.■ yard w with anotb^r bur..t r. long one. Hit j .r-.Tj aub.:oquently ueen on tho cockpit. T' c port eng-in > 4' enemy oirer«ft caught firo rmd th- r-.iaer    dlved to port    if out of contro] . lilot    .bmryed    oni.-ny

jircmft in firo fu    ling v.-rt ic.1V/    down. (T‘ e R.O.C. po ot ot    r'a.,m.r:s

porte aeeing a burning idrcrnft crauhing into the eóo ^rt 11.46 »ursj.

T o eneny uiroroft mcogniued clj-rlv ■ n -• H..-. ' 7⁷ La oleimed •    Aftor ot 1 ndod • t COLLBY

th-.t hi:j nirer* ft w u dr-.uriged by ruturn fire from the enemy nircr'ft *-s • r -suit of whioh Łis port wir»g * ot fchrougł . iron ft - ••

TneiiOa of enemy f.ircmft, It ahould be not-d th t pilot //aa lud verv w-;ll

. .1. Dr by .a-i tootc n<_- .ny rirer* ft l ir Pi .    '''n fire f--n, -i.r • ' ft

the m.ider took very violent ev.aive -.ction but wna unublo to ahnko eff the fightur whioh follow d it nd oon.pl-t•-•u hia tnok.

C-ąiłOuf lago.    V<;ry dr.r.t (błock?-). No difference in colour betweon the

upł t cłurf-.co ona tho underne th-oflo obaerv ri by the crew.

C Lno^Uii.    .lot used.

A:ai:iuniti.on.    60 3hoels X 4 cnnone.

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