The French aircraft timed their attack perfectly with the moment when the British fleet was landing.
Although their performance exceeded that of the British aircraft in every aspect, there was no need for close combat at this point.
Because, even with only a 1% chance of being shot down by enemy planes, there is no guaranteed way to completely destroy the enemy.
They presented the British aircraft with a choice, with two options: failure or death.
The British fleet chased them for a short time, but once they realized the French planes were avoiding combat, waiting for them to run out of fuel, their mentality collapsed.
Chasing had no meaning; the speed was never enough to catch up.
More importantly, the fuel was about to run out; continuing this way would mean certain death!
So, there was only one choice: forced landing, which might offer a sliver of survival.
Thus, the British aircraft scrambled to land.
