Tangmere Pilots RAF Campaign #8, Spitfire IXe's over the Channel, Spring 1943, Mission #8
In this campaign, the group is flying Spitfire IXe aircraft, fighting against the Luftwaffe based in northern France in the spring of 1943. This is the eighth and final mission of the campaign.
A semi-historical campaign, our patrol for the day as No 1 Squadron is to coordinate with No 601 Squadron and escort a group of bombers into northern France as they attack their targets at St. Omer... industrial buildings being used by the German Army.
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00:00 - Introduction
03:00 - Taxi and Lineup
07:00 - Takeoff and Forming Up
09:00 - Outbound to Rendezvous with Bombers
16:05 - Headed to Bomber Target Area
25:06 - Combat Climb at IP
29:15 - First Enemy Engagement
38:25 - Second Enemy Engagement
50:05 - Mission Complete, RTB
53:40 - Entering Landing Pattern
58:30 - Landing