September 1940: The Battle of Britain is reaching its crescendo
as the Me109s of 1./JG52, with their bright yellow noses glinting
in the sun, gather speed and altitude as they form up shortly
after take-off from their base at Coquelles, near Calais. Led
by Hauptmann Wolfgang Ewald, the Scharwm settle into their loose,
finger-four
formation, the pilots alert for danger and ready for yet another
raid on England, just a few miles across the Channel. |