[Alex Smart]

Hi,

For what its worth I had
EF647 - F/O James H Montgomery Jr
JK160 - F/O R.A. Hoover
MA883 - Lt John L Bishop

ref "Spitfire the History"
EF647 -USAAF 30-11 lost France 9-2-44 12/52.
JK160 - USAAF 12/52 31-12 lost France 9-2-44.
MA883 - USAAF 12th AF 31-12 lost over France 9-2-44.

ref "Spitfire International"
EF647 - US 12th AF 52FG Corsica 30.11.43 Missing over Italy Cat FB/E 9-2-44 SOC.
JK160 - US 12th AF 52FG 2nd FS Corsica 31.12.43;Shot down over France Cat FB/E 9.2.44 SOC.
MA883 - US 12th AF 52 FG 31.12.43 Lost over France Cat FB/E 9.2.44SOC.

In none of those mentioned above are there any pilots named.

However if you look in the index and page 457 of Spitfire International -

Montgomery Lt. JH along with Hoover Lt. RA,are noted, while there is only a ref to a Bishop Lt. (who may or may not be the same Lt.Bishop) who made a safe forced landing in BL240 at Manston on 13.1.43.

On page 457 the ref to Montgomery and Hoover is -
9.2.44 - 52nd FG 4th FS FTR (Lt. RA Hoover POW).
9.2.44 - 52nd FG 4th FS FTR (Lt. JH Montgomery jnr Killed ).
[ above were EF647 & MA883]

Also mentioned here was
9.2.44 - 31st FG crashed short of runway in soft dirt (Lt. Sturm head & face injuries).

Can anyone check in "Spitfires and Yellow Tailed Mustangs" for any relevant info please ?

As the above now places Bishop in JK160 and Hoover in MA883.

So -
EF647 - F/O. James H. Montgomery jr.
JK160 - Lt. John L. Bishop
MA883 - F/O. R.A. Hoover

Alex