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Re: Looking for Allied claims MTO on these DATES
David,
19-9-43 Me109 destroyed, Mersah Matruh. All claims seem to be in Italy around this date; I can find nothing in North Africa for the RAF, USAAF, or the French.
21-4-44 Ju88 destroyed, Mersah Matruh. 336 Sqn, 1305-1325, 70 m N of Mersa Metruh. F/O Georgios Tsotsos Spit Vb LZ807 + P/O Dimitrios Soufrilas Spit Vc JL352.
25-4-44 Ju88 destroyed, Alexandria. 41 SAAF Sqn, 1800, NW of Idku. Lt. Mauritz Herman Hartogh Spit IX MA257/X + Lt. John Conrad Silberbauer Spit IX LZ894/V
29-4-44 Ju88 destroyed, Cyprus. 213 Sqn, 0612-0722, 10 m SW of Cape Greco to 5 m S of Cape Gatta. Sgt. E A Stringer Spit IX MA526/V
14-5-44 Ju88 destroyed, Sidi Barrani. 255 Sqn, May 15, 0421, anti-recce patrol, area of `Moustache' (haven't tracked down where that is yet). F/O Donald Sidney Pinks (p) + F/Sgt Maurice Noble (RO), Beaufighter VIf (no serial given)
24-6-44 Ju88 destroyed, Cyprus. 41 SAAF, 1814-1937, Cyprus to Turkey. Capt. Raymond Ponsonby Burl, Spit I LZ894/V
5-9-44 Ju88 destroyed, Alexandria. Beaufighter ? (uncertain) 255 Sqn, Sept 4, 2300/4-0035/5, scramble from Falconara (don't know where that is either), claimed as Ju-188 damaged only. F/Sgt D Fisher (p) + W/O J Walsh (RO), Beau VIf (no serial given)
Frank.
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