On one of his first missions, Blyth realised he had to develop astute tactics if he wanted to stay alive. He had just reached German airspace when he spotted an Me109 diving down on his tail. Coolly, he acted as if he hadn’t spotted the threat. ‘If you panicked and reacted too soon they might get a better line on you. The 109 disappeared behind me and I figured he was just getting ready to open fire when I pulled straight back on the stick – going straight up in the Spitfire which I could never have done in the American P38. I got up to 35,000ft and rolled over to see him still sitting below
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