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Hi Guys,
44 pages is a lot to read so I have submitted what information I have regarding Kiwis and friendly fire:

1941: 1st August,
602 Sqn Spitfire
Sqn Ldr A C Deere.
Hurricane Z2463 (?) of 242 Sqn mistakenly shot down. Claimed as Bf.109 destroyed. Sgt M G A C Casgrain RAF killed.
Refs: ACFTF, FCL1, SNZ

1944: 10th June,
485 Sqn RNZAF Spitfire MK950 OU:X
Fg Off A B Stead
Seafire III NF542, from 3 NFW, FAA, shot down and destroyed following repeated attacks by it. Sub Lt R G Kennett on his first op, killed.
Refs: SNZ

1944: 19th June,
602 Sqn Spitfire LE:J
Wt Off E S Doherty
USAAF P-39 Aircobra destroyed over Pionbino. Mistaken for a Bf.109 and attacked.
Refs: AH, AH2, SNZ

1944: 30th June
486Sqn RNZAF Tempest V JN810 SA:P
Flt Sgt S J Short, Safe.
Hit by friendly A/A fire during an Anti-diver patrol & crash-landed at Newchurch. Aircraft SoC.
FCL3, TWW

1944: 26th August
602 Sqn Spitfire LF.IXe PL264
Flt Sgt L T Menzies, Safe
Attacked by USAAF P-47 and ran out of fuel evading during a morning armed recce of the Rouen area. Crash-landed at Torigni-sur-Vire, Manche.
Refs: FCL3, SH

1945: 13th January
486Sqn RNZAF Tempest V EJ752 SA:H
Flt Lt L J Appleton, Injured
Aircraft struck high-tension lines then hit and canopy blown off by American AA fire near Vreden during an air-cover support mission for the US 1st Army in the Ardennes. Crash-landed in US lines near Euskirchen, Pilot seriously wounded in face and neck. Repatriated to NZ
Refs: FCL3, TWW

1945: 13th January
486Sqn RNZAF Tempest V EJ606 SA:U
Plt Off W A Kalka, Safe
Hit by American AA fire and caught fire during an air-cover support mission for the US 1st Army in the Ardennes. Baled out (and shot at) near Euskirchen/Verviers.
Refs: FCL3, TWW

1945: 13th January
486Sqn RNZAF Tempest V EJ577 SA:F
Sqn Ldr A E Umbers, Safe
Force-landed in US lines near Euskirchen/Verviers after being hit by American light AA fire during an Air-cover support mission for the US 1st Army in the Ardennes.
Refs: FCL3, TWW

References:
ACFTF: A Clasp For The Few, Wynn, Kenneth
AH (Vols 1 & 2): Aces High, Shores, Christopher & Williams, Clive
FCL (Vols 1 & 3): RAF Fighter Command Losses, Franks, Norman L R
SH: Spitfire, The History, Morgan, Eric B & Shacklady, Edward
SNZ: Spitfire, The New Zealand Story, Morris, Gerard S
TWW: The Wild Winds (486 Sqn), Sortehaug, Paul


Hope I have helped out,
Cheers
Tony