Wolverine, nice read about your sortie in the Mk1a. I had a dreadful first half hour in a spit Mk2 and decided to take a break for half an hour to re-focus.
First encounter (at a daft low altitude) - pulled a high G turn - blacked out - and hit the channel without firing a single burst.
Demoted to newbie status!
It got worse......
Chased a BF - lost him in the glare - re-aquired my target - flack going off - pulled the trigger - it was a Spit, it crashed and it was a player!
Demoted to Blind as a Bat with Newbie status.
Took off from Hawking - bounced by a BF just as I lifted off - instant death!
Which is what happens when you are
'Blind as a bat' and flying
'Newbie Mode' given the amount of low flak filling the skies around Hawking.
After the break it was all OK but demoted myself to Hurri or Mk1a Spits only (TigerMoth is bugged......lol).