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Re: Do 217
The KG2 history by Ulf Balke states 29 aircraft from KG2 and II/KG40 set out on nuisance raids against the UK on the 10th. The book lists 16 places attacked including Reading town centre at 1633 hrs. from a height of 40m. One Do217 of 5/KG40 was shot down by AA at Saltdean, Brighton and another from the same unit fell to light AA near Tangmere. KG2 did not report any losses.
Other Do217s shot down in the period had dark green upper surfaces(two shade splinter) and lamp black undersurfaces.
A Do217 was reported heavily damaged in an attack by a spitfire on the 9th, one crewman killed and the rest baled out N/W of Boulogne. Attacks on the 9th were reported as happening during the morning mainly in coastal areas from the south ( Southampton) to East Anglia with a small number of incidents in the London region.
Last edited by Brian Bines; 6th October 2010 at 23:23.
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