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Old 30th September 2009, 12:34
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Spitfire claim on 24th May 1942

Hello

On this day Spitfires from RAF 332 Norw. SQN and 167 SQN found and attacked what is belived to be a lone German Ju 88 plane off Hartlepool, Britain at appx 07:20.

After the air combat both Squadrons were allowed shared "1 Ju 88 probable".

Later RAF 13th Group admitted that this aircraft in fact was not destroyed and that it had been able to reach airfield Schipol were it damaged had landed. However the allowed claim was not changed. By the way one of the Norwegian Spitfires was destroyed and its pilot Fnr. T.Strand was woounded and put out of action for 6 months.

Is there any who could give some information on this German plane, type, unit, crew and so on...

Greetings from Norway
(soon wintercold)

Knut Larsson
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