FAA Corsair Squadrons. claims
Seven of the Corsair equipped Fleet Air Arm Squadrons claimed victories in combat - 1830; 1833; 1834; 1836; 1837; 1838 and 1841.
1830 Squadron: 25.July 1944 Lt. M.K. Munnock --- Ki.41 --- Sabang Sub.Lt. N. Brynildsen Sub.Lt. F.C.Starkey Sub.Lt. .Seebeck Lt.P.S.Cole ---- Zero Sub.Lt. B.D.Quigg --- Zero Sub.Lt. A..Brown --- Zero 24.Jan 1945 Lt.P.S.Cole --- Ki.45 --- Palembang 29.Jan 1945 Sub.Lt J.A.O'N.Shaw --- Ki.21 (shared with Seafire) 06 April 1945 Sub.Lt. G.S.P. Salmon --- D4M Judy --- Sakashima Sub.Lt. D.Cameron ---- D4M Judy 13.April 1945 Sub.Lt. D.A.Baldwin --- Zero ---- Sakashima Sub.Lt G.S.P.Salmon --- Zero Total 9.5 Victories Squadron Disbanded July 1945 I will post further lists shortly Bruce Lander |
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Bruce,
Thanks for the list. Look forward to the rest. BTW WK Munnock, NN Brynildsen, FC Starkey and K Seebeck were 1833 Sqn. |
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I'll add my thanks as well. Very useful info for me.
Tom |
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Hi,
Quite right, Munnoch & Co were 833 Squadron ! for some rreason Shores in "Air War For Burma" notes them as 1830 ! Thanks for correction ,I should have checked pilot roster given in appendix A of Norman Hanson's book "Carrier Pilot" 1830 Squadron; (corrected) 25 July 1944: --- Lt.P.S.Cole ---- Zero --- Sub.Lt. B.D.Quigg --- Zero --- Sub.Lt. A..Brown --- Zero --- Lt.A.W.C.Sutton -----Zero 24.Jan 1945 --- Lt.P.S.Cole --- Ki.45 --- Palembang 29.Jan 1945 --- Sub.Lt J.A.O'N.Shaw --- Ki.21 (shared with Seafire) 06 April 1945 --- Sub.Lt. G.S.P. Salmon --- D4M Judy --- Sakashima --- Sub.Lt. D.Cameron ---- D4M Judy 13.April 1945 --- Sub.Lt. D.A.Baldwin --- Zero ---- Sakashima --- Sub.Lt G.S.P.Salmon --- Zero Total 8.5 Victories Squadron Disbanded July 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1833 Squadron: 25.July 1944 -- Lt. M.K. Munnock --- Ki.41 --- Sabang -- Sub.Lt. N. Brynildsen -- Sub.Lt. F.C.Starkey -- Sub.Lt. .Seebeck -- Sub Lt. A.S.Booth ------Zero 24.January 1945 --- Lt.Cdr.N.Hanson ----- ---Ki.43 Oscar -- Palembang --- Sub.Lt. A.H.Churchill ----Ki.44 (Prob) --- Lt.H.James --------------Ki.44 (Prob) --- Sub.Lt. J.Lowder --------KI.44 (Dam) 29 January.1945 ----Sub.Lt. A.H.Churchill ---- Ki.44 ------ Palembang 01 April 1945 -------Lt.J.F.Lowder -------------Zero 12 April 1945 ------- Sub.Lt. A.T.Millard ----- Tess 13.April 1945 ------- Sub.Lt.G.S.P.Salmon --- Zero ---Total - 7 Victories confirmed + 2 Prob & 1 damaged Disbanded July 1945 Corrections welcomed, more later Brice lander |
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Hi,
just looking at Ray Sturdevants Corsair listing and it throws up some additional oddballs!, he notes a Sub.Lt.M.Barbour shooting down a Zero over Sabang on the 25 July 1944 flying JT.203 ? 1834 squadron: 19.October 1944:--- Lt.L.D.Durno. ------- ----Ki.43 Sabang ................. Lt.L.D.Durno. )----------Ki.43; Ki.43 ............................. Sub.Lt.I.D.Grave) Lt.J.B.Edmundson.-------Ki.43 04.January 1945;---- Lt.L.D.Durno.)-----------Ki.21 (Sally) Pankalan/Brandan..... Sub.Lt.E.J.Haviland-Davis) .......................... Lt.L.D.Durno)----------Ki.46 (Dinah) ...................... Sub.Lt.J.H.Richards) ....................... Sub.Lt.A.R.Michie) 24.January 1945;------Sub.Lt.J.H.Richards----Ki.44 Palembang .............. Lt.Cdr.R.D.B.Hopkins)---Ki.44 ............... Sub.Lt.A.R.Michie) ............... Sub.Lt.M.M.W.Hancock--KI.43 Damaged 01.April.1945;---------Sub.Lt.J.C.Leddy)-------Zero Sakashima.................Sub.Lt.R.Watt) 12.April.1945;---------Sub.Lt.P.G.Jupe)---------Ki.46 (Dinah) ......................... Sub.Lt.E.J.Haviland-Davis) ........................ . Sub.Lt.R.Moore) 17.April.1945;----------Sub.Lt.R.Watt)------------Zero ........................... Sub.Lt.R.Hemmingway)(1836 Squadron) 04.May.1945;-----------Sub.Lt.E.J.Haviland-Davis)----C6N (Myrt) ........................... Sub.Lt.H.Pocock) ............................. Sub.Lt.M.A.Harrison) ......................... Sub.Lt.H.Marsh) ................................ Sub.Lt.F.K.Barlow.---------Zero ................................. Lt.L.A.Dick-----------------Zero Total: 14 Confirmed, 1 Damaged: Disbanded October 1945. More later, corrections appreciated. Bruce Lander |
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Hi, just spotted I left out Barbour's Squadron - it was 1830
Bruce Lander |
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Carrying on :-
1836 Squadron: 04 Jan 1945: Pankalan/Brandan. -----S/Lt. DJ.Sheppard------Ki.43 ----------------S/Lt.D.J.Sheppard------Ki.43 ----------------S/Lt.H.A.Rhodes--------Ki.43 ---------------- S/Lt.R.H.Burns}---------Ki.43 ----------------S/Lt.H.A.Rhodes} -----------------S/Lt.H.A.Singleton------Ki.43 24.Jan.1945-------------Maj.R.C.Hay(RM)-------Ki.43 Palembang --------------Maj.R.C.Hay(RM)-------Ki.44 --------------S/Lt.D.J.Sheppard------Ki.43 --------------S/Lt.A.French-----------Ki.44 --------------S/Lt.A.French-----------Ki.44 --------------S/Lt.D.T.Chute----------Ki.44 29.Jan.1945:-------------Maj.R.C.Hay(RM)}-------Ki.43 --------------S/Lt.D.J.Sheppard} --------------Maj.R.C.Hay(RM)}------Ki.44 --------------S/Lt.D.J.Sheppard} 12.April 1945--------------S/Lt.H.A.Rhodes-------- Ki.43 --------------S/Lt.P.Hemmingway----Zero 17.April 1945--------------S/Lt.P.Hemmingway}----Zero ------------- S/Lt.R.Watt (1834)} 04.May 1945---------------S/Lt.D.J.Sheppard-------Judy Total: 16.5 Confirmed victories. Disbanded October 1945 .................................................. .................................................. ................ 1837 Squadron: 25 July 1944:----------- Sub.Lt.H.Whelpton-----Ki43 1 Confirmed Victory; Disbanded September 1944 .................................................. .................................................. ............... 1838 Squadron: 25 July 1944-------------Sub.Lt. F.B.Heffer------Ki.43 1 confirmed victory. Disbanded September 1944 .................................................. .................................................. ................ 1841 Squadron: 05 May.1945------------Sub.Lt.I.F.Stirling--------Zero 29.July 1945------------Lt.Cdr.R.L.Bigg-Wither---B6N (Kate) 09 August 1945--------Sub.Lt.J.R.Crosland & J.H.Bennett---D7A (Grace) 3 Confirmed victories. Disbanded October 1945 .................................................. .................................................. ............... Corsairs scored 51.5 Victories ? Look forward to comments amendments etc Bruce Lander |
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Hello,
Do you want/need full names etc for any of these airmen? Col. |
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Good stuff.
I have a couple of different interpretations. 25.07.1944 Tiddles Brown of 1830 shared his victory with Bud Sutton of 1833. Jerry Morgan of 1838 and Matt Barbour of 1830 each damaged "Zekes" (actually Ki43) Maybe confirmed later? |
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Hansons victory of 24.01.1945 was shared with his flight, as were two other jap fighters damamged.
Winnie Churchill and Jimmy James of 1833 damaged a Betty bomber on the ground 24.01.1945 |
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