The First Bf 109 Shot Down by a Spitfire

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It’s May 23, 1940. The Allied defense in Europe is crumbling. Across the Channel, three British aircraft are flying on a rescue mission to save yet another RAF pilot downed over France. One of them is a Spitfire nicknamed Kiwi, flown by Pilot Officer Alan Deere.
Once over French soil, his aircraft comes under attack by a German Messerschmitt Bf 109. Until now, no Spitfire has been credited with shooting down a Bf 109 Yet, Pilot Officer Deere doesn’t hesitate and engages in a dogfight.
His daring stand will mark a turning point in the fight between the RAF and the Luftwaffe.

Sources:

Primary:
Deere, Alan C. Nine Lives. Hodder Paperbacks, 1959.
IWM: SR 10478 – Oral History: Alan Deere (RAF 54 Squadron).

Secondary:
Forsyth, Robert. Jagdgeschwader 1 Oesau Aces 1939-45. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
Jackson, Robert. Air War Over France 1939-1940. Ian Allan, 1974.
Smith, Richard C. Al Deere: Wartime Fighter Pilot, Peacetime Commander: The Authorised Biography. Grub Street, 2003.
Weal, John. Jagdgeschwader 27 Afrika. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012.

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00:00 Spitfire over enemy lines
02:41 12 Luftwaffe planes spotted
03:28 Bf 109 attacks rescue plane
05:03 Alan Deere chases Bf 109
08:07 Two Germans hunt for Spitfire
09:57 Chase at max speed
12:06 Alan Deere tries to contact his wingman

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