On a daring daylight mission across the Western Front in 1942, a Luftwaffe pilot got separated from his formation.

But he was not worried, as he was piloting a Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Known as the 'Butcher Bird,' this plane was lauded for its speed, agility, and lethality, proving superior to the early variants of the Royal Air Force's Supermarine Spitfire.

For almost a year by then, this German fighter plane had instilled dread among the Royal Air Force's highest ranks, causing a spike in casualties among their most esteemed wings.

The German pilot knew any ordinary RAF pilot faced with confronting his airborne menace would likely lose the ensuing dogfight.

But that day, he was pitted against no ordinary pilot - he was up against the legendary Johnnie Johnson.

Johnson, whose skills in the cockpit were renowned across the world, had an uncanny ability to predict enemy movements and an astounding victory score.

The solitary German pilot was about to discover what made James Edgar Johnson the highest-scoring Western Allied fighter ace against the German Luftwaffe.

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