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Old 7th March 2006, 12:15
Ranieri Ranieri is offline
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Re: MC202 vs P38 Sardegna 1943, 24/05/1943

GOOD Giandrea ..I quote here what you posted here:

On 24 may 1943 5 C.202 of the 370a Sq. CT (24° Gruppo) took off from Alghero at 13.25-13-40 in order to intercept 2 formation of P-38 (20 aircraft each, according to the italians) that were escorting bombers.
Italian fighters claimed 3 P-38 shot down, and 2 probables, over the sea off of Porto Conte.
Two italian fighters were hit but all landed to their homebase at 14.45-14-55.
The combat was fougth also at very low altitude for several minutes.



It is very probably the action where took part my grandfather.
Infact he told me he was in fornt of Capoacaccia ( very close to PortoConte) and he had an hard fighting against P38...He was at an higher altitude than P38 alt...He surprised one at lower altitudewho was firing the Riparbelli's plane..than the P38 was ripetutely hit and it was shot down...Another one is probabile how is reported in the flying book...

Pls can you give the reference( book/war document..) about the mentioned action reported above...
Many txs
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