Eduard Neumann's Opponents
Eduard Neumann
SPAIN 1st claim 4.9.37 I-15 ("Curtiss") Asturias/Llanes airfield Francisco de Haro Sola? 2nd claim 11.6.38 I-16 "Rata" 3a Esc. Grupo 21 lost one I-16 lost this day, two seriously damaged, pilot Martinez had an accident while landing break a wing and propeller (was this due to enemy action?) WORLD WAR II 3rd claim 20.7.40/1915 Blenheim I 30km S of Portland L1300/ND-A or FA-A of 236 sqn. Sgt. Eric Edward Lockton and Sgt. H Corcoran both KIA 4th claim 8.8.40/1355 Hurricane ("Spitfire") 40km S of the needles, Isle of Wight 238 and 257 sqns. Three losses each. 238 lost P3823 of F/L D E Turner KIA and F/O D C MacCaw KIA in P3617. S/L H A Fenton ditched WIA in P2947 about an hour later searching for these two. 257 lost P2981 of F/L N M Hall, R4094 of Sgt. K B Smith and P3058 of F/O B W J D'Arcy-Irvine KIA 5th claim 11.9.40/1705 Spitfire I ("Hurricane") Dungeness K9793 of 92 sqn. F/O Frederick Norman Hargreaves, KIA 6th and 7th claims 17.9.40/1630 2 x Hurricane Is Gatwick 607 sqn, 2 losses: P3933 of Sgt. John Lansdell, KIA and P3929 of P/O G H Welford WIA and bellylanded at Tuesnoad farm (both generally attributed to Neumann) 8th claim 27.9.40/1015 Spitfire Orpington/London Fighter Command lost a total of 28 Fighters this day – I am not certain which was Neumann’s opponent 9th claim 15.6.41/1730 Hurricane 10km W of Fort Capuzzo 274 sqn. Three losses, W/O Charles Coudray KIA, F/S Le Bois (returned) and Sgt. Daniel 10th claim 8.7.41/0755 Hurricane 5km E of Halfaya Pass DAF. Believed these were actually claimed the previous day against 73 sqn, 5 losses in total. V7802 of F/L Aidan Crawley POW, Z4173 of F/L P O V Green POW, Z4649 of P/O S J Leach KIA, V7757 of P/O R W K White KIA, and M9197 of Sgt. G A Jupp KIA 11th claim 27.9.41/1000 Hurricane W of Bardia Either P/O Lowther of 33 sqn or F/O F R Graeme-Evans POW of 451 sqn (The other loss was caused by Homuth) 12th claim 23.11.41/1244 Hurricane I Sidi Rezegh RNFS. Overclaiming, 1 loss at this time: V7308 SubLt. Anthony John Claude Willis KIA. However, one of these could have been a P-40 of 250 sqn, Sgt. Donald Mair Palethorpe RCAF KIA or S/L Morris damaged (Lippert claimed at the same time) 13th claim 30.11.41/1600 Hurricane Bir el Gobi @ 3000m This one said to be overclaiming |
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