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The Polish pilots quickly showed their determination to down Luftwaffe bombers at all cost. Here, Members of No 303 Squadron inspect damage to a Hurricane flown by Sgt. Josef František. The Czech pilot had ignored an Me 109 on his tail, to which he replied, “But he could not fire at me. I was too close on the tail of a bomber.” (HistoryNet Archives)