Background: Sqdn Ldr Edward Howell had just been sent to Maleme, Crete to take command of the Hurricane Unit, a composite of the (now veteran) survivors of No. 33 and 112 Sqdns who escaped the invasion of Greece. He was going off for a flight with the two other operational Hurricanes remaining to the unit - and he was desperately trying to hide the fact that he had not flown a Hurricane before. Then, while trying to save himself embarrassment and credibility, a new factor was added to his urgency - a flight of Messerschmitt 109s appeared, coming to strafe the field.
Map: Ground Map
Game Length: 20 turns
| Aircraft: | RAF | = | 3 Hurricane IA |
| Luftwaffe | = | 5 Bf109E-7 |
Treat the pilot of the one on the ground as a Vet but must roll 5+ ("Oh, I get it") before each of the following: (firing guns, raising wheels, using flaps). 1 roll per turn; +1 per subsequent roll for that item. Only need one "oh I get it" roll per item. Once successful, use that item normally.
After throwing his Hurricane around the sky in a series of evasive manoeuvres, at length got his guns working and attacked two Me109s, shooting down the first and damaging the second, before returning to Maleme airfield with his ammunition exhausted. He was given a hero's welcome, since he had been assumed shot down - as the other Hurricanes had been.
Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece, and Crete by Shores, Cull, and Malizia
RAF in Crete (May 1941) maintained by John Dillon
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