 However , he returned to active service , as Gruppe Adjutant of I. / ZG 26 . Still able to fly combat missions , his aircraft sported a pencil under his Adjutant ’ s chevron – bemoaning the combat pilot ’ s universal loathing of paperwork ! During the French campaign , on 23 May 1940 , Spitfires were encountered by Bf 110s and Bf 109s for the first time . The engagement resulted in the loss of two Bf 110s and two Bf 109s . However , Specht would claim three RAF Supermarine Spitfire fighters shot down . The British No. 92 Squadron RAF involved lost three Spitfires in the entire engagement . Squadron Leader Roger J Bushell became a prisoner of war while Paul H. Klipsch and Patrick Alexander George Learmond were killed in action . During the course of this battle , Specht and his rear gunner / radio operator were wounded , force land near Calais and Boulogne @-@ sur @-@ Mer with a damaged aircraft . Again he was badly injured and spent further time in hospital . 
