[Martin Gleeson]

Hallo all,

Thanks to Peter for supplying the link to the Combat Report by Linney for 23 May 1940. It is a very interesting document and I will try to post the most relevant points from it.

For the Squadron Linney records '253' but at the bottom of the page writes 'Green Section', '253 & 229'. The action took place 'above Merville' at 10.10 hours, 23 May 1940. Own losses were noted as '1 or 2 aircraft' and '1 pilot missing'. Linney claimed a 'Me 109', but his report states he left it in 'an almost vertical dive'. Later he notes that 3 personnel on Merville airfield told him they believed it could not possibly pull out of its dive. Nowhere is it stated that anyone saw it crash.