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Document found , but no ref. alas . I think I got it thanks to either Colin Ford or Steve ? :
'' 21/7/1942 : 239 , F/L Veal , Fw190 destroyed , Claim based on interpretation of extract from pilot's personal letter (P/W) " .
Interesting sentence at the bottom of the same page :
" P.S : if F/Lt Veal's claim is allowed it is , I believe , the first Fw190 to be shot down from the air and might be worth a story by P.R.O " .
This document is dated 20 Sept. 1942 and signed by W/Cdr Ops ?

If Veal's claim is confirmed this is the very first RAF Mustang victory . In the other side the Fw190 might have crashed after a loss of control at low altitude during the fight , but not a technical problem .