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Beaufighter T3324 (272 Sqn) aircraft shot down and crashed near El Aghelia, Libya, 10 February 1942. Crew PoW https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/238847 |
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T3324 was clearly 'N', so T4836 must then have been coded 'S' However the authors of MAW 2 have chosen to state this loss happened on the 9th (not the 10th) So did Jim Halley in his RAF T1000 - T9999 booklet. The losses are not mentioned in the text anywhere, so no help there. Can someone conclusively say if the 9th or 10th is the correct date? Cheers Stig |
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post 1313 link 1-3 - looks like capture of single person) - on the 1 photo, there is date 27.6.1941 - from this date, I have 2 captured fighter pilots from Circus 25 - both from 74.SQ: P/O W.J. Sandman Spitfire W3120 - there are photos of his crashlanded machine P/O C.G. Hilken Spitfire W3252 Is possible, that on the photos is one from them? Maybe Sandman: Sandman photo: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-m...record/C122150 Hilken: http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/as-hilken.htm Faenor |
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#1315 Good shot Faenor; to confirm this lead that seems serious, knowing the size of Sandman could definitely confirm that it is him ; does anybody know ? In the last book La Luftwaffe en France 1939-1945, tome 1 (Arès, 2020) by Jean-Louis ROBA we have page 192 these infos from Claims by Flak on coastal side ; on 27/06/1941 : A Spit shot down at 12h30 following shots by "Batterie Lapin" and another one at 12h22 by "Batterie Prinz Eugen". Bertrand |
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The ORB has - 9th February 1942 a/c "N" - Sgt. PURLEY(pilot) and Sgt. CROSSLEY(Wop/Obs). a/c "S" - Sqn/Ldr. HOGGARTH(pilot) and F/O. SPROATES(Wop/Obs). 10th,11th and 12th no opps. AIR81/12069 has -Squadron Leader J V Hoggarth, Pilot Officer G Sproates: prisoners of war; Beaufighter T4836, 272 Squadron; aircraft shot down and crashed near El Aghelia, Libya, 10 February 1942; Sergeant D Pearcy, Sergeant J G Crossley: prisoners of war; Beaufighter T3324 272 Squadron; aircraft shot down and crashed near El Aghelia, Libya, 10 February 1942 Therefore a/c "N" must have been T3324 and a/c "S" must have been T4836. See also - http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...y-POW-No-24768 |
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