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
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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
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1837 Squadron:

25 July 1944:----------- Sub.Lt.H.Whelpton-----Ki43

1 Confirmed Victory; Disbanded September 1944

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1838 Squadron:

25 July 1944-------------Sub.Lt. F.B.Heffer------Ki.43

1 confirmed victory. Disbanded September 1944

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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
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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