[Russell]

Stig

You are quite correct. There are a few levels to this issue of the Grasshoppers. They are often not mentioned in the air force level operation summaries. While the British operated as RAF Squadrons the existing ORBS are not very detailed as regards serials etc. They can be useful in noting things like and American Cub being shot down. We never tracked anything on the cub. It is very hard tracking the Americans as their aircraft operated at a battalion level with no known to me hierarchy of reporting that we found although the articles listed by Michael indicate one existed. How to track American casualties that were not missing is hard enough for Air Force units, let alone Liaison planes where I have rarely found MACRs for them. The finding of something new is part of the fun of doing history.

Cheers

Russell