Adriano,
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Originally Posted by Just a curiosity. on the short biography of Kurt Baumgartner, there is an entry about: Fleet Air Arm Beaufighters from 811 Sqdn...wouldn't that be FAA[B
Wildcats or Martlets [/b]??? I do not remember Beaufighters with the FAA, rather with Coastal Command, but I must be wrong...am not familiar...maybe some experts on FAA can correct me....
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You are correct. 811 was flying Wildcat IVs at the time. The Ju 290 was shared by a pair of RNZNVR pilots, namely, Lt.(A) William Clifford Dimes in FN252 (R) and Lt.(A) Erik Sven Erikson in FN168 (Q).
Regards,
Tom