Hurricane v Ju 88 over the Irish Sea

26th August 1941: A young French Pilot dives steeply onto an enemy plane in clear sight - but then assumes he must have missed

Hurricanes from 615 Squadron RAF landing at Kenley in 1940.

French Air Force pilot René Mouchotte had fled to Britain following the fall of France. He soon joined the RAF and trained on Hawker Hurricanes before joining 615 Squadron in 1940, based at RAF Kenley, one of the front-line Battle of Britain stations.