Nigel Notting Pilot Officer, RAF 145 Sgn, 11 Group B Flight, 2 Section Yellow 3. Tangmere, AF.
14 Jul 1940.
Yellow section was posted to Brighton ( a forward field to try and catch Convoy Raiders and Weather Patrol a/c over Brighton A.O.
We just got the Petrol Browsers when Section leader Colin said go with what ya got. I had 45 % P.O Rhys had 49 % ) Ops reported a Weather or Recon machine at Angels 10 over head. We Tallyhoed the e/a ( a 110 or 215 ) in a clear shy . I made a slight dive and fired , I missed 2 long bursts but noting then shot pass to come around again. However, P/O Rhys got the brute with a six o clock shot. I did see 1 parachute come out of the stricken machine.
