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Old 8th September 2013, 11:05
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Re: Elba attack September 1943

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Originally Posted by Larry deZeng View Post
... the only source that comes to mind would be the daily reports from the RAF "Y" Service wing operating in the Central Mediterranean.
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I rarely look at material from 1943 but No. 329 Wing was the relevant RAF "Y" unit through to the end of 1944, when it returned to the UK. I am really only familiar with the records of its successor, No. 276 Wing.

I've just taken a look at the National Archives index and there is this (on microfilm) that may help: AIR 51/293 "No 329 Wing: reports and returns 01/11/1943 - 29/02/1944". The problem with these reels is that the item you find in the index may turn out to be one page or a hundred - no way to tell until you look.

On paper there is: AIR 40/2253 "R.A.F. Wireless Intelligence Service, French North Africa (Wing 329): periodical reports" (July-December 1943). The Wing's Operations Record Book for the same period is AIR 26/436 but it is doubtful if that would give much detail.
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