[Chris Goss]

Thanks Frank. The 201 Gp ORB for 4 Dec 43 states that 6 Beaus on an offensive sweep in the Eastern Aegean (2 returned) sighted an Ar 196 on the water which was destroyed and one of the 3 circling Arados shot down. It then says:

"4 Beaufighters made a second sweep in the same area. Two attacked an 80 ton caique leaving it smouldering and listing. 3 minutes later an Ar 196 was seen taxying on the water towards a 120 ton caique. The Arado was atatcked and burst into flames...."

This was an Ar 196 A-2 Wk Nr 0302 of 2/126 flown by Lt Friedrich Brunswig which had picked up Lt Eberhard Ahrends, the Beobachter of Ar 196 A-3 Wk Nr 1015 of 2/126 which was the float plane destroyed on the water by 47 Sqn earlier. Both Brunswig and Ahrends were killed.

I do not think it was 47 Sqn the 2nd time as the Gambut ORB makes mention of the first combat but not the second so by a process of elimination could it be 227 or 16 SAAF?