Here's more Erich. Some shells I'm sure came from behind and slightly below. However from the torn metal over the fuel tanks it could have been caused by firing from below. The first attack took out the windscreen along with my DR compass. Both port engines ablaze, a heavy stream of flaming gasoline from the tanks.
The moon was 1/2 to 3/4 full. I caught a fleeting glimpse of the fighter off to starboard as he banked around for another attack which succeeded in disabling the starboard inner engine. We spent the first few days in a safe house near an airdrome. Every day radar equipped Ju88's took off right over our heads as the U/C was retracting. We were not far from Chateaudun at that time. Enough for now. Skipper, E.A Campbell

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