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Originally Posted by lane
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Thanks Lane for the great job of putting things together in one post!
I am impressed by that battle report:
F/Lt. R. G. Dutton, 145 Squadron, 1 July 1940: pulled the plug
The leader went max out and it took him 5min to reach gun range (400yrds) and even then he had to stay in line behind the DO17 because even his (maxed out) speed was hardly sufficient to keep chase!
The DO-17 was reknowned to be fast but, that fast!
And then, he used up all his ammo to "slow down" the DO17 and then his No.2 made a pass and finaly his No.3 shot the DO17 down!
Interesting reading.
~S~