Composite combat report of No. 242 Squadron for 11 July 1940

This Fighter Command Combat Report relates to 11 July 1940, and gives brief details of a combat between a Hawker Hurricane piloted by Squadron Leader Bader and a Dornier Do 17 off the coast of Cromer.

Squadron Leader Bader was a fighter ace, who was particularly notable having had both his legs amputated following a flying accident in 1931, his story was made famous by the Paul Brickhill book "Reach for the sky" and the 1956 feature film of the same name. Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.