sisily. it was occupied 10,000 italian troops had to be taken. >> in june of '43, they joined a fighter group as part of an operation of corkscrew the heavy aerial bombardment of the island. >> oliver: watson and others chased after german fliers that became the first pilots to engage enemy in aerial combat. the move would later come back to haunt them. >> whether to be the first, it was at that point my spirit disappeared because i knew i was a tiger and not a pussycat. >> you know the mission is a