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Re: Reggiane Re.2002 Vittorio Valenza Corfu/Greece
Good morning
According to the book "Il Walzer del 102° Gruppo" (Giuseppe Pesce - Stem Mucchi Modena - 1976), the mission in question was the third of the 5° Stormo on that day (13.35-15.35).
It was performed by three RE2002, with the following pilots:
- Ten. Valenza
- S. Ten. Pezzano
- Sergente Garotti
According to Sergeant Garotti's report, he followed Pezzano in a dive to attack a large unidentified boat, and, during the dive, Garotti saw three aircraft of an unspecified type flying over a ditched seaplane. Dropped the bombs, the two pilots returned to Manduria, discovering only upon landing that Tenente Valenza had not returned. Garotti, after the release of the bomb, was unable to machine-gun the target due to a malfunction of the weapons on board.
There aren't in the book news about Serial Numbers of the involved aircrafts.
I hope this informations are useful to you.
Lorenzo
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