Crew of Cant Z1007bis shot down on 12 February
 

On 12 February 1943 ,a Cant Z1007bis of 262a Sqa, 107° Gpo, 47° Stormo BT was shot down in the evening southwest of Lake Achkel, Tunisia, by a Beaufighter of 600 Sqn RAF flown by Sqn Ldr Desmond Hughes and Plt Off Laurie Dixon.

The story of this intercept is given in the book "Gentlemen in Blue: 600 Squadron", by Hans Onderwater. The wreck was found and Hughes and Dixon were presented with personnal effects of the Italian crew (all dead).

In the book, the crew is listed as follows (I have added first names and other details into brackets from the following websites:
http://www.difesa.it/Il_Ministro/ONO...istrativo.aspx
http://www.alieuomini.it/catalogo/de...2_catalogo/9/5
http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/sto...9_1945_A_M.pdf)

Crew (all killed):
Magg. Pietro Padovani (pilot)
Cpl (Antonino) Di Pasquale
(Serg.Magg.Motorista Romeo) Furlanetto
(1° Aviere Marconista Amedeo) Attiani (wireless operator)
Air Gunner Panfichi
Engineer (Fransesco) Guccione

I would like to confirm the names and ranks of the crew, and would also be interested in the serial number of the aircraft

Thanks in advance

Re: Crew of Cant Z1007bis shot down on 12 February
 

I've found the following infos about the crewmembers:

Magg. Pil. Pietro Padovani
M.llo 3a Classe Pil. Antonino Di Pasquale
1° Av. R.T. Amedeo Attiani
Av. Sc. Arm. Ercole Panfighi
M.llo 3a Classe Mot. Romeo Furlanetto

All missing

ciao

Gianandrea

Re: Crew of Cant Z1007bis shot down on 12 February
 

Thanks Gianandrea, and sorry for the delay, it has been a busy week for me at work no time for TOCH...