In April 1941, Germany invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The defending Air Force was equipped with some modern fighters such as Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf-109 but the attack was still overwhelming. Especially for some Yugoslav fighter units still equipped with outdated fighters such as Hawker Fury. A squadron equipped with fifteen of these biplanes mostly managed to takeoff when Luftwaffe Bf-109s and Bf-110s attacked their airfield. Almost all of them were shot down but they still fought back using a desperate method - ramming attacks.

Sources:
Brian Cull, Christopher Shores - Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete 1940-41
https://amzn.to/3ZYafqY
Peter C. Smith - Combat Biplanes of WWII
https://amzn.to/3ZWI9fO
Håkans aviation page
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/

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