With the situation rapidly deteriorating in France, and over half the RAF light bombers already lost in the preceding two days of heavy fighting, it was determined that several key bridges across the Albert Canal, captured by the Germans, needed to be dropped at any cost. Accordingly, the last six Fairey Battles of the decimated No. 12 Squadron volunteered to have a go. One aborted for mechanical reasons but the other five pressed on with an escort of three Hurricanes. Twenty miles from the target, the little force was jumped by Bf 109s. The Battles fought their way through the gauntlet with the help of the Hurricanes, but all were later shot down by the dense AAA fire around the bridges. It was a courageous attack and one bridge was heavily damaged.
(NOTE: The British player scores additional victory points for each Battle that escapes.)
