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Post by andym on Sept 9, 2020 9:41:33 GMT
Spitfire Vb BL510/XT-D of 603 Sqn was destroyed following a mid-air collision with another squadron aircraft. P/O William Irvin Jones was killed. Source: "The Greatest Squadron of Them All" Volume II
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Post by andym on Dec 5, 2020 12:20:24 GMT
Wellington III BK235 was lost on 18 July 1943
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Post by andym on Aug 16, 2021 9:44:23 GMT
Hurricane IIc BP629 is listed as ME, to Turkey 1.9.43 A photo on Page 87 of our 213 Sqn history "Hornet Strikes" shows that this aircraft served with 213 Sqn, coded AK-K
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Post by Stig Jarlevik on Aug 16, 2021 18:23:01 GMT
Thanks Andy Any updates for those aircraft listed as ME or FE are always appreciated. I opted at an early stage out of buying detailed RAF unit books for the simple reason of space or rather lack of it. So...keep them coming.... Cheers Stig
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Post by andym on Oct 8, 2021 19:32:08 GMT
Spitfire BL424 was lost on 28.3.42, not the 29th as listed. As can be seen, it was shot down. The date is also confirmed in the 457 Sqn ORB, although the serial is wrongly listed there as BL636 (which survived to go to Portugal in 1944).
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Post by Stig Jarlevik on Oct 13, 2021 19:02:56 GMT
Andy
This one is a puzzle All my sources says it was in use with 452Sq and not 457
Looking into Fighter Command losses of the 2nd WW Vol 2 (Franks) BL424 is not mentioned as such but he has Sgt Reilly (457Sq) as lost (and rescued) on the 28th. I believe 452 and 457 Sq partly shared the same airfield at this time (both had detachments at Andrea) and one possible solution is that BL424 belonged to 452Sq but was used by 457Sq on this fateful day.
However it is entirely possible the actual record card is so badly handwritten it is impossible to interpret the unit correctly.....
This is one of the reasons why Air Britain should publish these record cards for all to see!
What ever the case the date 28th looks correct to me.
Cheers Stig
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Post by andym on Dec 1, 2021 12:20:16 GMT
Another update to which I was alerted by the RAF Commands forum. Hurricane BP750 was shot down on 6 Sep 42 while serving with 7 Sqn SAAF. Source: "Springbok Fighter Victory SAAF Fighter Operations 1939 - 1945" (Volume 3)
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Post by Stig Jarlevik on Dec 1, 2021 15:31:23 GMT
Yes Michael Schoeman has done a great job putting the SAAF fighter ops jigsaw into a quite coherent picture. Initially this loss could only be read as '750' and was recorded as such in Winston Brent's 85 years of SAAF.
Reason are the somewhat dreadful state of the SAAF records here and there (bad carbon copies) and as we all know they don't improve with age....
Cheers Stig
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Post by andym on Dec 31, 2021 14:18:01 GMT
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Post by geoffnegus on Jan 1, 2022 13:59:23 GMT
I think you must be referring to the first (1986) edition of the BA-BZ serials book.
The 2006 edition states it served with 208Sqn/238Sqn + 74OTU. There is also a photo of it coded KC:J while with 238Sqn on page 55.
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Post by andym on Jan 2, 2022 12:25:05 GMT
Geoff, Noted, thanks. These books are crying-out to go online, so that the update process can be continuous. Andy
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Post by andym on Feb 4, 2022 18:32:33 GMT
Just in case it was not updated in the second edition, Hurricane BE485 was lost with 175 Sqn on 16.4.42:
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Post by andym on May 31, 2022 12:32:30 GMT
Just in case it was not updated in the second edition, Wellington BB477 was lost with 70 Sqn, not 38 Sqn:
70 Sqn Record and Summary of Events:
The aircraft record card (Form 78) makes no mention of 38 Sqn, just 70 Sqn:
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Post by andym on Aug 11, 2022 12:22:31 GMT
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Post by Stig Jarlevik on Aug 11, 2022 20:39:53 GMT
Good spotting....again Andy
Cheers Stig
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