Battle with Eight 109s

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New Zealand officers served as pilots with 611 Sqdn, No 11 Group, Fighter Command, RAF account of battle with eight German Messerschmitt Me 109s over France, 8/1943

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REEL 1 Account of battle with eight German Messerschmitt Me 109s over France, 8/1943: weather conditions; sighting eight Messerschmitt Me 109s; shooting down of four Messerschmitt Me 109s; request for Bruce Gibbs' section to attack; further Messerschmitt Me 109s shot down; loss of squadron members; reasons for keeping part of squadron for top cover; return to GB.

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Category: Sound
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: BBC (Production company)
BBC (recorder)
Checketts, John Milne (interviewee/speaker)
Production date: 1943-08-17
Dimensions: whole: Duration 4, Number Of Items 1
Catalogue number: 2176

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