el kap it än . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Gall and ▁claimed ▁his ▁e ighth ▁aer ial ▁victory , ▁a ▁No . ▁ 4 1 ▁Squadron ▁Sp it fire ▁providing ▁esc ort ▁for ▁" Circ us " ▁No . ▁ 1 5 7 ' s ▁Douglas ▁A - 2 0 ▁Hav oc ▁bom bers . ▁On ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 ▁June , ▁the ▁R AF ▁fle w ▁a ▁" Ro ad st ead " — a ▁low - level ▁attack ▁on ▁coast al ▁sh ipping — over ▁the ▁Som me ▁Est u ary , ▁supported ▁by ▁two ▁" R ode os " ▁heading ▁for ▁Saint - O mer . ▁II . ▁Gruppe ▁was ▁sc ram bled ▁and ▁encountered ▁Sp it f ires ▁from ▁No . ▁ 6 4 ▁and ▁No . ▁ 2 2 2 ▁Squadron ▁over ▁the ▁Som me ▁Est u ary . ▁In ▁the ▁resulting ▁aer ial ▁battle , ▁Gall and ▁claimed ▁two ▁Sp it f ires ▁shot ▁down ▁at ▁ 0 7 : 1 0 ▁and ▁ 0 7 : 1 8 ▁respectively . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁June , ▁II . ▁Gruppe ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁action ▁against ▁" Circ us " ▁No . ▁ 1 9 3 ▁target ing ▁Le ▁Hav re . ▁At ▁ 1 5 : 4 6 , ▁Gall and ▁account ed ▁for ▁a ▁No . ▁ 1 1 8 ▁or ▁No . ▁ 5 0 1 ▁Squadron ▁Sp it fire ▁claimed ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Gu î nes . ▁Gall and ▁claimed ▁two