Re: W/C Duncan-Smith Bf-109 victoy-June 26,1943
Hi,
W/Cdr. Duncan Smith was probably involved in combat with J.G. 53 rather than J.G. 77.
6./J.G. 53 reported a skirmish with Spitfires off the south-east coast of Sicily, in which Bf 109 G-6 W.Nr 18 261 suffered twenty per cent damage south of Cap Scaramia (also called Cap Scalambria). This aircraft was later found burnt out at Comiso airfield by the British.
Uffz. Huwer of 2./J.G. 77 made a forced landing in the sea south-west of Sciacca, in western Sicily, due to engine trouble. He was flying Bf 109 G-6 W.Nr 18 186, and was rescued uninjured. The diary of Armin Köhler, quoted by Prien, confirms that the cause was engine trouble. He had been escorting FW 190s in an attack on an Allied convoy.
It was a particularly busy day for the FW 190s of S.K.G. 10. More details about Luftwaffe and FW 190 operations from Sicily on 26 June 1943 will be found in the forthcoming book by Morten Jessen and myself, Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in the Battle for Sicily.
Cheers,
Andrew A.
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