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[BATTLE OF BRITAIN]: DOWN JOHN K.: (1917-2008) British Flight Lieutenant, a fighter pilot of the ...
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[BATTLE OF BRITAIN]: DOWN JOHN K.: (1917-2008) British Flight Lieutenant, a fighter pilot of the RAF during World War II who participated in the Battle of Britain. Portion of a manuscript D.S., J K Down, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. The document originally formed part of a Combat Report, the manuscript text stating, in part, 'I was on patrol with F/O Hart when.....we were told of E/A which was approaching Dover.......so we flew towards Dover, when over Deal I sighted E/A.....and flew at full boost towards it......F/O Hart & myself were both overhauling it but when we were about 1/2 mile behind E/A went into cloud. I continued on previous course and went under cloud which E/A entered. I saw E/A reappear on the other side......I pulled my nose up and gave it a long burst from underneath, the E/A went into shallow dive which brought me dead astern, at about 200 yds I gave it two more bursts which expended all my ammunition and I saw a black object come away from the port side. The E/A continued to dive and went into another cloud. I did not see it again'. The last three lines and signature of the document have at one stage been neatly cut away from the main body of text and the two are now lightly laid down together. One small file hole and some light age wear, G
