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Re: Fight in the Aegean sea
15 May: nothing in the book
17 June: nothing too, but this action (mix of Beaufighter and "Blenheim" vs German ships and Ar 196) is similar to the big convoy battle N of Creete on 2 June. ANother action on 19 June saw Beaufighters shot down an Ar 196 and suffer one loss SW of Kalymnos Island.
2 July: in the evening 8 Beaufighter of 252 Sqn sank with rockets the merchant ship Agatha (1259 tons) NW of Rhodes, another merchant, the Anita, escaped. No RAF loss
16 September: nothing in the book, Beaufighter losses in September were on the 13 (603 Sqn, 2 EVD) and 23 (252 Sqn, 2 KIA) only.
In May-July 1944, the following two-engined aircraft were used over the Egean, according to the book:
Beaufighter (227, 252, 603 RAF Sqn, 16 SAAF Sqn)
Marauder (24 SAAF Sqn)
Baltimore (15 SAAF Sqn, 454 RAAF Sqn, 459 RAAF Sqn)
Venture (unit?)
Wellington (unit?)
Hope its helps
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