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Re: 824 Squadron losses on 20 July 1940
Hej igen Håkan
This action is just as badly covered in my sources. The book the Swordfish story by Ray Sturtivant acknowledge the raid made by 824Sq and state that the only losses on this day suffered by the RN were one Swordfish of 700Sq making a recce sortie near Tobruk AND a 813Sq Swordfish making a nightraid on Tobruk. Lt G R Browne and Lt K C Grieve wounded and PO R J W Wynn dying of wounds!
In spite of their outstanding success these two attacks are very superficially covered, which is surprising. Checking other sources ALL seems to be very non-committing to Royal Navy's AIR ops in the Med.
Cannot understand that really...
B Rgds
Stig Jarlevik
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