Looking around again, the only other aircraft I can now see is another Spitfire. So I decide to chum up with him.



There he is, one of our boys obviously but I can't remember now who was flying YT-M.



I order a recall but it seems somebody is still engaged. Where and how I can't see, but I do see a group of half a dozen aircraft crossing left to right. I decide to investigate, recalling Mick Mannock's advice to treat other aircraft as hostile until confirmed otherwise.



Such confirmation comes when I identify the newcomers as Spitfires. Too many for our lot.



They turn out to be from 610 Squadron. If they came here looking for our Huns, they're a bit late.



I should really have tracked down the rest of my own squadron at that point. But they continue to excuse themselves with claims of being busy, and in the end I decide if they won't come to me, I'd be darned if I'm going to chase about the sky looking for them. So back to Tangmere I go.



There's nobody else in the circuit so I land straight away...



...and am soon safely down.



My screenshot of the debriefing failed but it showed we lost one pilot - Morrison, my Red 3 - and are officially claiming only three Heinkels, including my own. Strange! At least my first two claims have been confirmed. Unfortunately I neglected to put in for a couple of others in between, but at least I've now officially 'broken my duck'!