[kaki3152]

Hi Mark, Thanks for the information. I will add Lt Joseph D. Scalpone to the Malta 3 PG detachment list. F/O Philpott reported that Lt. Joseph Sugg took command after Capt. Richardson's loss.

As it stands, it looks like the information provided in MAW3 for Capt. Richardson's loss is incorrect. There was another source that listed Capt. Richardson's loss as over Sicily, but I will have to remember where I found this source:

The questions are:

Was Capt. Richardson's death in Sicily and not in Tunisia?

If so, is Laurie Philpott's description of the event correct? Was Capt. Richardson killed by the Spitfires dive bombing his F-5?

He is buried in Sicily. If he had been killed in Tunisia, would he have been buried in Tunisia?