Re: Spitfire IX units in Italy, October-November 1944.?
 

Hi Alex!

Thank you for your input!

Only three planes in two whole months?

Ok. I know that MH958 is not the one I look for.

I will try my luck with 17th Oct loss.

Re: Spitfire IX units in Italy, October-November 1944.?
 

Hello,
There were others I expect, but the ones I gave were lost over Yugoslavia.
MK406 - Sgt. J. H. Shearer. (Ditched/rescued/safe).
a/c ?[ ER490 Mk. V ] - F/O. Maurice William Smyth - 130926 - RAFVR. ( edited ).
MH958 - P/O. Woods.
JF466 - F/Sgt. Smith. [ cwgc = W/O. Egbert Smith - 414974 - RAAF ].
JF894 - F/O. Lane. [ cwgc = F/O. John James Lane - 185363 - RAFVR ].
Alex

Re: Spitfire IX units in Italy, October-November 1944.?
 

Hello Marko,

You may wish to squire these pages -

National Archives

http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...se/r/h/C111815

The answer may be within ?

Alex

Re: Spitfire IX units in Italy, October-November 1944.?
 

Hi Alex! I got those, but only training program in there.

I still search for central record place where reports given by pilots that evaded capture or were reseased. That statementa give most detailed data on what happened.

Re: Spitfire IX units in Italy, October-November 1944.?
 

253. ORBs give interesting data. F/O Smythe bale out over Pelješac island on 17. October but in ROE his plane is not listed on that day. Like he has not flown that day...

Anyway, 253. flew Mk.Vc in October.

Re: Spitfire IX units in Italy, October-November 1944.?
 

Hello,

Spitfire V ER490 of No.253 Sqn., was abandoned off Peljesac on 17 Ocotber, 1944, when it developed a glycol leak (130926 F/O Maurice William SMYTH RAFVR [later DFC]). Smyth had been hit by enemy ground fire whilst strafing M/T, he baled out and later evaded.

Col.

Re: Spitfire IX units in Italy, October-November 1944.?
 

SOE nicely describe his gathering 16 dinghy hours...

But...I look for a Spitfire IX that pilot landed on Croatian territory.

Re: Spitfire IX units in Italy, October-November 1944.?
 

Basically, I was correcting your error. The pilot's surname was SMYTH, not SMYTHE.

Col.

Re: Spitfire IX units in Italy, October-November 1944.?
 

My mistake, thank you!

Re: Spitfire IX units in Italy, October-November 1944.?
 

Hello Marko and Col,
I think that it was my error in my post that gave Smythe .
I have edited my posts to now include the new/correct info.
Still it leaves this mystery Spitfire IX.
Alex