Operation Fuller

 

I was doing some reading in the hunt for Whirlwind scenarios today, when I found what could be a cracker. This was a sortie by four Whirlwinds of Yellow Section No137 Squadron on 12th February 1942, ostensibly to escort a flotilla of RN destroyers but, in reality, an accidental clash with no less than twenty Bf-109F fighters of III/JG2. These were part of the fighter escort for the Channel Dash, which the RAF pilots knew nothing about. In the ensuing dogfight, two of the Whirlwinds were shot down and the other two badly damaged. There's lots of potential here for a really challenging game, so I'll get scribbling and see what I can come up with.