Biplane Actiion
Scenario
It is late 1940, Hitler has already cancelled his invasion of Britain plans but the Italian dictator sends his air force to enter the battle across the Channel.
Two Fiat CR42's are spotted by a couple of patrolling Gloster Gladiators. Determined to compensate for a poor Italian showing over Britain so far, the Fiats scream into the attack. The pride of IL Duce and the Regia Aeronautica is at stake! This duel over Kent will only be won when either the British or the Italians have been shot down.
The Duelllists
Fiat CR42 Falco – Vito Rinaldi – Baxter
Fiat CR42 Falco – Luigi Gorrini – Windy Jack
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I – Marmaduke T. St. John Pattle – Biggles Downunder
Gloster Sea Gladiator – George Burges – Biggles Downunder
As with most things in life things did not go as per the script!
Rinaldi got some good solid hits on the Gladiators but also collection two wounded crewman hits in his 7 damage points in return. Forced to take to his parachute he is now helping out in the cookhouse in one of HM's prison camps.
Now a two against one scenario, Gorrini fights for his life using all of his skills.
In a swirling ferocious dogfight both sides scored some hard hits. Burges and Pattle collided twice which helped our heroic Italian. In the final stages Burges was also set on fire. With fuel (and pilots) nearly exhausted both sides decided to head for home.
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