Tail to pilot, fokkers 12 o-clock high, coming down; they were not all little friends, would you know the difference Gnome?

A part “Yes”. I would be astonished if enemy fighters cruised along as top cover. But that said, you’ve made a good point Grounded. I know not very much about the USAAF daylight air battles. I assume escort fighters departed (top cover positions) to engage the enemy when the latter arrived on the scene. This very issue (close cover) caused a lot of friction and severely compromised the Luftwaffe in the BoB.