“Galina! Finish him!”
“I’m trying, Sasha! Damnit! …I’ve lost him!”
“I see him, four, give me one second — careful, Sasha!”
As I pull out, Lilya and I flash past one another!
The wily German has nearly whittled in half the odds against him with his cunning flying! But his time is drawing to a close. We settle in behind him for this pass, Galina, Lilya, and then me.
But Galina overshoots, and Lilya must maneuver out of the way…
…leaving me closing with the German as he scissors frantically!
He’s trying to reverse on me, I’ve only got one chance! He shows a full plan view in the Mk III sight, and I fire as he flashes past my nose. An explosion as 20mm fire connects behind his cockpit, and then he’s gone.
“I got him! Blast, it wasn’t enough!”
“I’m on him, three-hold your course! Ha! Take that!”
I look out my right canopy, to see the 109 slightly above and ahead shattering into a mess of debris as Lilya poured 20mm fire into its right wing…
…then banked and shot past my tail from the right to left.
