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The RAF conducts "Circus No. 14." This is a raid on Boulogne, with ten No. 11 Group fighter squadrons escorting ten Coastal Command Blenheim bombers. Luftwaffe fighters of elite I,/JG 26 (Adolf Galland 1912/1996) intercept the formation, and the RAF loses two Blenheims and nine Supermarine Spitfires. The Luftwaffe loses four Bf-109s, and two of the pilots perish.
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During this action, Lt. Joseph "Pips" Priller (1915/1961) shoots down a Spitfire and a Blenheim over Boulogne. Galland, meanwhile, downs a Hurricane. Both men will wind up the war with +100 victories and are considered two of the greatest fighter pilots of the war.
Priller & Galland
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During this action, Lt. Joseph "Pips" Priller (1915/1961) shoots down a Spitfire and a Blenheim over Boulogne. Galland, meanwhile, downs a Hurricane. Both men will wind up the war with +100 victories and are considered two of the greatest fighter pilots of the war.
Priller & Galland