|
Re: 16th April 1943 - Mediterranean Spit losses
Hello Adriano,
out of the four Spitfires lost that day in Tunisia, one (flown by FOW. K. Clarke of the 111 Squadron, KIA, probably ER502) is shot down at about 7 pm near Beja during a fight with Me109s and therefore it's not related to the fight we are describing.
The other three are shot down near Cap Bon. One was flown by Wg. Cdr. I. R. "Widge" Gleed of the 145th Squadron (KIA, IR-G AB502); the other two by his wingman, Sgt. J. K. Rostant (seen by another pilot bailing out) and by an unknown pilot (ER116 and ER858).
According to Italian pilots, one of the Spitfire pilots they claimed, was rescued by the torpedo-boat Libra.
Regards
Marco
|