| Interesting to read your comments about the Blenheim IF's with underslung gun-packs.
I have an account from one Flt Lt R M B Duke-Woolley of 23 Sqn who was informed by his Flt CO that anything which stood in the way of their Blenheim's "tremendous fire-power" would in his opinion "fall apart like a rotten apple". On 18/19 June 1940, Duke-Woollley fought a running battle with an He 111 which had just despatched another 23 Sqn Blenheim in flames. D-W made [b]seven[b]attacks on the He 111, finally closing in to only 20 yds in his frustration and the lack of any apparent visible damage to their quarry.
Their aircraft was hit by return fire on this last close-range attack, and RTB on one engine; the He 111 went into the sea at Cley, Norfolk and the crew were made PoW.
BC |