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Re: KG(J) 51 Me 262 bomber action over Grave airfield, 1st October 1944
Thank you, Jaap. Excellent material!
From "Fighter squadrons of the RAF and their aircraft" by John Rawlings comes the following comment on 421 Squadron RCAF: "A succession of moves in the autumn brought the squadron to Grave on 1st October, only 3 miles from the front line which was too close, the squadron being bombed the following day; before the end of the month it had moved back to Brussels (Melsbroek [B.58])."
Apparently, by the end of October, the RAF Wing that had occupied Grave had retreated as mentioned above. The reasons given were bad airfield conditions and bombings by Me 262s. I can't remember the exact reference for that, but found it interesting that, contrary to popular thought, the Me 262 bombing did have some effect.
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