Sqn Scarmble to cover Hornchurch, Big punch out with Hostile 44 a 30+ Raid. B flight went straight at it. A flight mixed it 2 flights of fighters Me 110 ? We knocked down 3 including mine a He 111. + 2 more smoking as they departed the area. The Sqn had 4 a/c damaged As for me, I got shot up in the melee so was going into West Malling to check. On short final, My gear would not lower and my Hydraulics must have been shot away because the flaps would not come down. The kite bounced and skidded but finally stopped as she plowed up the field next to the main Runway. The Station Commander was not happy.
