Battle of Britain Spitfire shoots down Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a photograph by Gary Eason which was uploaded on January 10th, 2014.
Battle of Britain Spitfire shoots down Messerschmitt Bf 109
On the morning of 8 October 1940 the Luftwaffe's 4./JG52 was on a free hunt fighter sweep over the Thames Estuary when it was bounced from behind by... more
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Battle of Britain Spitfire shoots down Messerschmitt Bf 109
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On the morning of 8 October 1940 the Luftwaffe's 4./JG52 was on a "free hunt" fighter sweep over the Thames Estuary when it was bounced from behind by RAF Spitfires from No 603 City of Edinburgh Squadron. 'White 2', a Bf 109E-1 flown by Fw. Paul Boche, the Staffel's technical NCO, was hit in the radiator. The engine overheated and stopped and he made a forced landing at Little Grange Farm near Maldon in Essex - hitting a haystack and wrecking the aircraft. Injured, he became a prisoner of war.
The man who shot him down, flying Spitfire R7020, was P/O. Ronald "Ras" Berry, who had already made a name for himself in the Battle of Britain by shooting down three Messerschmitts in one day. He went on to have a long and highly distinguished RAF career, rising to the rank of Air Commodore. He died in 2000.
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