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=== No.30 Squadron === | === No.30 Squadron === | ||
As the situation in the Songun Sea began to escalate, especially with the participation of Caphirian fighters and interceptors, pilot losses in combat missions or due to mechanical failures (owing to a high rate of fighter usage) began to rise. Green's posting after fighter school to Kurst meant that after a few weeks of Squadron integration with seven other junior pilots, they were sent to Southern [[Istrenya]] to begin air interceptor operations against Capetian Maritime Patrol Aircraft as well as [[Caphiria|Caphirian]] long-range bomber interceptors. After landing in Istrenya in mid-March of 1937, the Squadron began patrols over the Western and Southern portions of the [[Malentine Sea]]. Greene flew his first combat sortie on March 19th, 1937 and had his first encounter with hostile aircraft on March 22nd, 1937 off the coast of [[Tierrador]]. He and his wingman, Flying Officer Bart Weatherborough, engaged a pair of Capetian medium bombers. Firing at both, Greene and Weatherborough claimed one as a shared probable victory, and Greene claimed the other outright after its engine exploded due to repeated machinegun hits from Greene's fighter. The following day, he and Weatherborough encountered another pair of bombers, Green earning his second confirmed victory and Weatherborough his first. In the first week of April, Green's fighter sustained heavy damage after he encountered a Caphirian naval bomber squadron, and its fighter escorts engaged in a dogfight with multiple fighters from No.30 Squadron. Despite the damage, Greene was able to successfully return to Istrenya under his own power. | |||
After twelve weeks of combat flying with multiple victories and the loss of three pilots, No.30 Squadron's planes and pilots were worn out and required being rotated. No.30 Squadronw as withdrawn to Chester-on-Moore for a leave period of two weeks, during which Greene spent with his family and his other brother in uniform, Eric, who was on leave from operations in The Cape. Collecting replacement pilots for their new deployment, they were sent to the Northern Capetian Islands to participate in operations in The Cape, where the Arcer Army was heavily embattled as the summer of 1937 began to get underway. | |||
=== The Cape === | === The Cape === | ||