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Re: Kittyhawk; FX 613; 5 Sqn; Lt. Howitz; 16.2.1944; Croatia
Hello,
16-2-1944
No.5 Sqn.SAAF
Kittyhawk IV FX688 (43-22945)
Failed to return from shipping strike, 6 miles S of Zara. Shot down by flak over Pasman.
206238V Lt L O HOWITZ SAAF +
Buried Belgrade War Cemetery.
See:
85 Years of South African Air Force 1920-2005.
Brent,Winston.
Nelspruit:Freeworld Publications,2005.
pp.224, 227 & 413.
Re: Kittyhawk FX613:
No.5 Sqn SAAF, Kittyhawk IV FX613 (42-106125), was lost on 14 February, 1944, strafing MT in the Terni area. The pilot, Lt E E ADAMS SAAF, survived, as a PoW.
Col.
Last edited by Col Bruggy; 2nd March 2013 at 02:54.
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