For an hour and a half no German aircraft came near.
Some of the German aircraft shot down were later recovered and put back into service.
The ships shot down one German aircraft during the action.
Three days into her only patrol, she shot a German aircraft down.
During the 18 days before the start of the battle, only two or three German aircraft were seen flying.
On the 26th, she shot down a German aircraft during an air raid.
Several were still operational in 2009, including the German aircraft.
It has been very rare to see German aircraft in the sky.
Heath shot down four German aircraft between 1940 and 1941.
Some 54 German aircraft were destroyed and 13 damaged on the ground.
