Re: Me210 loss 1943?
 

...or perhaps the RAF were shooting at the 109 while the Nettlestone guns were knocking it down. Let's see if we can dind have some primary source material, ie Allied aircraft downed that day, the RAF accounts, etc. And the newspapers. Mass Observation, too; people neglect that source.

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Chris

Re: Me210 loss 1943?
 

Here is a drawing from an Me 410 development document of 15 May 44. It is shown as a trainer, but they could easily have put the observer in the 2nd pilot's seat.

Isle of Wight 109 loss -unconsulted archive material.
 

It seems that Royal Observer Corps Material relating to the Isle of Wight survives in the Hampshire record Office, in Winchester. Go to www.hants.gov.uk/record-office and type in 36M96 in the Search Catalogue Box.

It's clear from the ROC veterans site that Hampshire ias where the bulk of ther UK ROC records have gone (c 1855 items).

This should provide some interesting information, of the days aerial activity with times, directions, identities of a/c's etc, but much legwork is required. This might well solve problem of AAA shootdown vs RAF claim for the Recce 109.

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ChrisG