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Re: RAF/FAA claim 25 April 1940
Alex
I think it's generally accepted that this He 115 fell to the Skuas. Two 263 Sqn pilots (Bentley & Hughes) independently attacked an aircraft which they identified as an He 115 at 0440-0445 on the 25th. Bentley (who attacked first) believed he had damaged it, but Hughes made no claim to have damaged it at all. Neither claimed to have shot it down.
Bearing in mind that communications between the RAF and FAA would have been minimal, my own guess is that Bentley and Hughes reported the combat and, when the wreckage of the He 115 was found, the squadron decided that it must be "their" one, unaware that the FAA had also claimed one.
Niall
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