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Old 11th February 2011, 16:05
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Re: US Intruder Detachment - Little Snoring

Hello,
Just for interest.
From Middlebrook's "BC War Diaries" re 515 Squadron.
Page 775
Flew "Serrate" and Intruder operations with Mosquitoes from 5 March 44 .
Flew 1366 Mosquito sorties and lost 21 aircraft in 239 serrate/Intruder and 9 escort operations.
Claimed 11 German aircraft in the air; 18 on the ground and 5 damaged on the ground.
Suffered most losses and highest % loss in 100 Group Mosquito squadrons.
Page 494
11/12 April
7 Serrate patrols.
12/13 April
2 Mosquito Serrate patrols.
Looks like no losses (Mosquito) recorded ?
Were the Lightnings mistaken for Mosquitos ?
Is it known what 515 Sqdn Mosquitos were on ops these days ?
Would 515's ORB tell us ?
Alex
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