Nigel Notting Pilot Officer, RAF 145 Sgn, 11 Group B Flight, 2 section Yellow 3 Westhampett, AF
2 Destroyed 2 damaged 1 probable
Aug 27, 1940.
Blimey, They Bombed Eastbourne. 2 Section + 2 Top cover a/c was on Patrol and caught a flight of 5 He 111s leaving the area. My wing-mates got 2 that I saw along with 2 parachutes swinging down. They Claimed 3 Bombers. As tail end Charlie , I made sure no fighters were about then closed on a bomber Making firing passes I got hits but he would not go down then he was diving for France. My kite was behaving badly, The e/a gunners had scored 7 hits in my port wing and another 4 in my tail so called it a day. Claimed a probable.