Tonight we ran onto elements of the 5th Air Force, and IIIJG11 on the way to target(14). Our ILs made it to base while we tangled with the enemy fighters, a mix of 109s and 110s. Got out with both alot of kills and deaths on us. Survivors headed out, rearmed and went back to 14. Busy gunnin down stuff, skies clear when Gus yells "Dots high!"
Many Brewsters of VF-17 dove on us but luckily Gus's warning allowed us to extend, while Vulcan took one for the team, tying up 4-5 while we ran. Magic's IL went down, and it left BLBird's the sole surviving IL2. We made it home..barely.