16th December 2016, 21:38
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 357
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Re: Suicide four ???
Phrase shows up here in a cached page devoted to an auction of the Squadron Leader N[eville] F. Duke, D.S.O., O.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C.:
https://webcache.googleusercontent.c...&ct=clnk&gl=ca
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Wednesday, 3 March 1943: Duke led a section of 92 on a “Suicide Four” patrol to the Gabes area, and brought down a 109 - ‘the enemy aircraft turned sharply in a climbing turn to the left. I observed strikes with cannon in the fuelage and wings. After the second burst the enemy aircraft went down vertically with smoke coming from the fuselage. Flight Sergeant H. Patterson confirms seeing it crash.’
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