Spitfire pilot riled by gunfire

“Barges were attacked by pilots of Fighter Command on offensives over France,” read The Post.

“Two pilots of the first American Eagle squadron dived to the attack, many soldiers leaped into the water. After this attack the pilots were heavily engaged by a Bofors gun. One shell went through the starboard wing of a Spitfire. ‘Being rather annoyed,’ said the pilot’s report, ‘I turned back and dived on this gun, firing a short burst. I am confident there were some casualties.’”