| Sector Serial No | (A) | |
|---|---|---|
| Serial No. of order detailing patrol | (B) | |
| Date | (C) | 12.8.40. |
| Flight, Squadron | (D) | Flight: "A" Sqdn.: 501 |
| No. of Enemy Aircraft | (E) | |
| Type of Enemy Aircraft | (F) | HE. 113. |
| Time Attack was delivered | (G) | 17.35 |
| Place attack was delivered | (H) | Lympne |
| Height of Enemy | (J) | 6'000, |
| Enemy Casualties | (K) | One. HE.113 (Confirmed) destroyed |
| Our Casualties Aircraft | (L) | 1 Hurricane forced landed |
| Personnel | (M) | See Below. Nil. |
| Searchlights: (Did they illuminate enemy if not, were they in front or behind?) | (N.1) | N/A |
| A.A. Guns: (Did shell bursts assist Pilot intercepting enemy?) | (N.2) | N/A |
| Range at which fire was opened in in each attack delivered, together with estimated length of bursts. | (P) | Range opened. 400 - 100yds Length of Burst. 2 Bursts of 4 seconds |
| Total No. of rounds fired | 1300 | |
| Name of Pilot (Block Letters) | J.A.A. Gibson. | |
| General Report | (R) | See Over. |
| I was No.2. in Red Section when the Squadron was ordered off to Patrol Hawkinge. The enemy was sighted approaching Lympne from the South West. There were about 20 Machines and I think that they were Do. 17s. Behind[?] and above was a very strong formation of fighters. Looking behind our own Squadron I noticed that the rear sections and red section No.3. were not there. I afterwards learned that they had pursued some E/A that were below us. This left only the Squadron Leader any myself and we carried on traveling West climbing into the sun. As we were turning to the right to deliver the attack I noticed in the rear vision mirror an aircraft diving. I called to Red 1 about it and pulled away to the right and saw two Heinkel 113's on my tail. I dived into and got out of a cloud and found the two E/A behind me on the left. From this time on I did not see Red 1. I began steep turning to the right and finally managed to turn to the right inside and catch up one of the E/A. I gave him two burst and suddenly saw him turn over on his back and go down over the vertical. The other E/A had been circling above and came down as I got on the tail of the first. As I dived down following the first E/A I saw white tracer coming from behind. I Immediately dived into another cloud but could not find the other E/A when I emerged again I then returned to base. | ||
| Ja Gibson Red 2 Red Section 501 Sqadron. |
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