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Italian attacks over Djibouti in june 1940 and "russians" anti aircraftguns
Hello Ludovico,
I am also very interested by this subject.
So I also thank you for your long answer.
I can add these informations :
- Bombing of Dire Daoua (french ortograph) the 22 june at 13h30 .
It was not the french (they made only two bombing missions the 16th and the 20 june (on the same target = Daouenlé = 10 km west of Aisca).
20 years ago, I spent a lot of time to meet more than 20 pilots and mechanics who where in the french escadrille from Djibouti in 1940/42. One of them explained me how he made to make theese bombing with a Potez 25.
- The two missing Caproni of italian bombing of the 21 june where hit by the french anti aircraft guns. I have in my files the photo of one of this Caproni wich seems intact (landed on its weels). The two crews where captured.
For the story, these anti aircraft guns where called the "russians guns" because they where guns of russian fabrication which where seized by the french when the last soldiers of the spanish republican army where forced to fleed with their weapons in south of France in 1939.
Best regards from France.
Rémi BAUDRU
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