The 23rd of May proved significant in that it was the first day in which the Germans encountered Spitfires in force over France. No. 92 Squadron, tasked with offensive patrols from Calais to Dunkirk, was one of four Spitfire squadrons involved and fought two battles that day. In the second of these fights, that afternoon, No. 92 Squadron was attacked by a larger force of Bf 110s. In that melee three Spitfires were lost with their pilots and two were shot up so badly they had to be sent to the depot for repair. In return, No. 92 squadron claimed fifteen kills. Involved in the battle was soon-to-be-ace and legend, Flying Officer Bob Stanford Tuck, who shot down two Bf 110s, in just his second combat experience.
