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Re: Some different fate's of Hurricane losses
Hi,
From Hurricanes over Malta
page 280
Roll of Honour 1940-42
22/3/41.....F/O. James H. T. Foxton.....261 Sqdn......Hurricane P2653
Page 80
Plt Off Jock Barber was not flying on this occasion and saw what happened to Foxton.
"I was swinning when a battle started overhead. Suddenly a Hurricane came down in a screaming dive and splashed into the sea. This turned out to be P2653 , the aircraft I had ferried to Malta in June of the previous year. Terry Foxton was killed ".
Four others went down in this fight, P/O. Tom Garland (V7493); F/O. Johnny Southwell (V7799); P/O. Dennis Knight (V7358); Sgt. Dick Spyer (V7672).
From Hurricanes over Tobruk
from Page 202
Claims & Roll of Honour
5/1/41......Flg Off. E. M. Mason......P3722......274 Sqn......2 CR 42, SM 79,
(Plus 3 CR 42's damaged , ground ).
8/1/41......Flg Off E. M. Mason......P3722......274 Sqn......2 SM 79 (ground).
9/1/41......Flg Off E. M. Mason......P3722......274 Sqn......CR 42.
10/1/41....Flg Off E. M. Mason......P3722......274 Sqn......2 SM 79, G50 damaged (plus CR32 ground).
26/1/41......Flg Off. E. M. Mason......P3722......274 Sqn......3 CR 42s
30/1/41......Flg Off E. M. Mason......P3722......274 Sqn......CR 42.
What one man and his 'plane could do!
Air Britain P1000-R9999 has-
P3722 as 274 Sqn Destroyed on evacuation, El Adem, 22/4/41.
and
P2653 as 261 Sqn Dived into sea off Malta, 22/3/41; presumed shot down by Bf109.
Night
Alex
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