Op Pedestal #17

[Oldtimer]

A bad end to a good mission.

[Perfesser]

Sid got his revenge on me too that mission.

In 14 or 15 we had an aborted start but before that the Axis were slow to get in and I was at Messina as Sid was taking off in a FW and I caught him sleeping on climbout.

In the last mission I had a Stuka take out my engine but I was peppering away (with the gunsight behind the stationary prop) with the last of my airspeed.

I turned away and was in a nice engine out glide to ditch and Sid comes zooming in to take me apart.

[Rattler]

A bad end to a good mission.