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Re: Defected Allied Pilots?
IIRC none of the 10 46 Sqn pilots (Graham, my recollection is that the sqn was 46 not 43) who all landed their Hurricanes successfully onto carrier HMS Glorius off Norway in May 40 had any prior experience on carrier landings. And same goes to the 10 263 Sqn pilots who did the same with their Gladiators on same day. OK, Gladiator was probably easier to land on carrier than Spitfire. And as Graham wrote some did the feat during Malta ops. But as I wrote earlier that is probably beyond normal call of duty.
Juha
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