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Re: Ni.236 Squadron August 1st 1940
Steve,
No.236 Squadron losses on this attack were as follows:
Blenheim IV N3601. Shot down by Bf109s of 8./JG27 over the target during escort sortie for joint strike (with No.59 Squadron) against Querqueville airfield, west of Cherbourg, 3.45 p.m. (Pilot) Squadron Leader Peter Edward Drew and (WOp/AG) Flying Officer Benjamin Nokes-Cooper (Squadron Signals Officer) both killed. Aircraft ND*K a write-off.
Three claims were filed by German pilots involved: Oberlt Walter Adolph (Staffelkapitän), Oberlt Ernst Düllberg, and Oberfw Hans Richter.
Blenheim IV R2774. Shot down by Bf109s of 8./JG27 over the target during escort sortie for joint strike (with No.59 Squadron) against Querqueville airfield, west of Cherbourg, 3.45 p.m. (Pilot) Pilot Officer Bryan Martin McDonough and (WOp/AG) Sergeant Frederick Arthur Percy Head both killed. Aircraft ND*N a write-off.
Blenheim IV N3603. Returned tail unit badly damaged by AA fire during escort sortie for joint strike (with No.59 Squadron) against Querqueville airfield, west of Cherbourg, 3.45 p.m. (Pilot) Sergeant Reginald Cyril Smith and (WOp/AG) Sergeant Arthur Howard Piper both unhurt. Aircraft ND*M damaged but repairable.
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