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#381 – Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Combat Report of Flying Officer John Dundas DFC & Bar 609 Squadron

#381 – Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Combat Report of Flying Officer John Dundas DFC & Bar 609 Squadron

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Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Combat Report of Flying Officer John Dundas DFC & Bar 609 Squadron, the printed and typed green combat report document dated 13th August 1940, detailing a combat by Dundas against a German Ju-87b over the English Channel, ‘Scramble for interception of large formation of JU87 a/c. Yellow and green sections attack main flight and we chase three enemy SW. Lead port enemy engaged by myself firing long bursts closing to 150 yds and scoring direct hits to flaps. Bandit down to 8,000 and trying to pull away from me. I go in again and take out rudder and elivators as enemy flips over. At this minute I am hit and SP indicator shows engine O/H. Unknown as to damage of who hit me possibly JU87 gunner. Note bandit in sea and one chute, Lulworth area. Decide on RTB due to over heat. T/gauge and glycol level out. Landing at base heavy but okay, down at 16.25 hrs.’ The document has ink signature of Dundas to the bottom of the document. Punch holes to the edge of the document. Fold lines but generally good condition. Accompanied by a WW2 German postcard photograph of Major Helmut Wick, who was Dundas last kill.John Charles Dundas DFC & Bar, was born in West Yorkshire in August 1915. He graduated from Christchurch college, Oxford. He became a journalist until joining the Royal Air Force in 1938. He joined 609 Squadron and was credited with shooting down 9 enemy aircraft before he was shot down and killed on 28th November 1940, after he had shot down Luftwaffe ace, Major Helmut Wick, believed Dundas was shot down by Wick’s wingman, straight after he scored the kill on Wick, both pilots aircrafts crashed into the English Channel and both pilots were declared lost. One of the Spitfires Dundas flew is on display at the Imperial War Museum.

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