The ferocity of the RAF pilots in the first days of the Battle of Britainicon took the Germans completely by surprise. There are several accounts of RAF pilots ramming Luftwaffe aircraft after running out of ammunition (Ray Holmes is probably the most famous).

Hermann Göring was a well-respected fighter pilot in WW1. When the Battle of Britain started he was already a drug addict. And you know there’s a reason it’s called “dope”.