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Post by andym on Dec 10, 2020 16:28:17 GMT
Halifax II JN959 was lost on the night of 10/11 Feb 44, not as listed. Date of death for the crew in the CWGC register is 11 Feb 44. All are buried in Belgrade War Cemetery.
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Post by andym on Jul 25, 2021 18:49:47 GMT
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Post by andym on Jul 31, 2021 17:38:42 GMT
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Post by andym on Jul 31, 2021 18:04:10 GMT
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Post by Stig Jarlevik on Aug 1, 2021 14:25:12 GMT
As usual Andy is quite correct
Checking the losses against Shores/Thomas loss list in The Typhoon & Tempest story, they are a 100% match
Good work Andy
Cheers
Stig
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Post by andym on Oct 23, 2021 9:00:11 GMT
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Post by andym on Jan 16, 2022 19:06:50 GMT
247 Sqn Typhoon JP792 was lost on 8.8.44, not 7.8.44
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Post by andym on Jan 18, 2022 12:08:09 GMT
Correcting a typo, the second and final squadron for Typhoon JR214 should read 247 Sqn, not 357 Sqn.
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Post by andym on Jan 18, 2022 12:23:46 GMT
Typhoon JR317 is reported as ending its service with 45 OTU.
Is this correct, as I can't easily find anything about this unit?
Might it be 55 OTU, or 56 OTU?
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Post by Stig Jarlevik on Jan 18, 2022 14:58:29 GMT
Correcting a typo, the second and final squadron for Typhoon JR214 should read 247 Sqn, not 357 Sqn. A lot of typos around for this one Our Typhoon file lists it with 2 57 Sq Francis Mason in his 'The Hawker Typhoon and Tempest' actually got it right and also says it carried code ZY-C (247Sq) Cheers Stig |
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Post by Stig Jarlevik on Jan 18, 2022 15:05:52 GMT
Typhoon JR317 is reported as ending its service with 45 OTU. Is this correct, as I can't easily find anything about this unit? Might it be 55 OTU, or 56 OTU? According to Shores/Thomas in their Typhoon-Tempest book and our own Flying Training and Support Units there has never been any 45 OTU Our Typhoon File says 56 OTU which "fits better" than 55 OTU (the latter unit became 4 TEU on 26 Jan 1944) Cheers Stig |
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Post by andym on Jan 19, 2022 11:48:51 GMT
Stig,
Thanks for the input. JR214/ZY-C is also quoted in our 247 Sqn history.
Andy
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Post by andym on Dec 18, 2023 13:32:05 GMT
As confirmed by the ORB, 47 Sqn lost two Beaufighters on 6.11.43. The mission was "cannon strafe on shipping in Naussa bay with Beaus of 603 Sqn". Up 1305, down 1650.
Lost were:
R Ogilvie/O'Connor
F Rossner/Levy
These two aircraft were JM352 and JM403. According to "Under Their Own Flag", the situation was:
JM352/R Ogilvie/O'Connor [AM78 Missing 6.11.43]
JM403/F Rossner/Levy [AM78 Missing 7.11.43]
However, "Bristol Beaufighter" has the crews reversed.
Either way, JM403 was lost on 6.11.43, not 7.11.43
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