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Re: Italian Co-Belligerent AF combats
Dear kaki3152,
thank you very much for the interesting info.
I really doubt that Annoni ever met Keller as, in Italian sources his combat is described in this way.
"two Macchi C 205V of 9° Gruppo, (cap. Emanuele Annoni and serg.magg. Carlo Verda, both of 96a squadriglia) took off at 8.55 from Brindisi for a protective cruise over Corfù. Over the island they discovered three big barges escorted by three Arado AR 196 flying at low altitude. While climbing to reach a position to attack the seaplanes they discovered also two Me 109Gs that were indirectly escorting the small convoy. The Macchi attacked the Messerschmitts. That attacked by Annoni capsized and the pilot jumped with parachute. Two of the three Arados escaped while the third came down and rescued the shot down German pilot. The Macchi made a single strafe run on the barges and came back to Brindis low on fuel. The Arado on the sea surface was not attacked because it was engaged in a rescue operation".
Clearly this description doesn't fit with a crash-landing close to a Greek landing ground.
Do you have more information for the 24th or 25th of September? Something that could fit the above description?
Regards
Ludovico
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