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On a final sortie before returning to England to undertake flying instructor duties, Major William 'Billy' Barker became involved in a desperate and deadly combat with a large amount of enemy aircraft, possibly an entire 'circus' of Jagdgeschwader 3. After being taken by surprise and wounded several times, Barker fought viciously and claimed six Fokker D.VIIs after a tremendous effort, all of which was witnessed by observers on the ground. Having fainted twice during the fight, Barker was eventually forced down and crash landed, but survived to tell the story. Barker was awarded the Victoria Cross for this action.

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Sources
https://aircrewremembered.com/majorw...
https://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/can...
http://www.rimba.com/Barker/barker.html

Music:
'Rise Above' by Scott Buckley released under CCBY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au, ‘Pathfinder’ by Scott Buckley – released under CCBY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Visuals: IL2 Sturmovik: Great Battles https://il2sturmovik.com/

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