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Old 5th November 2018, 01:15
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Re: Hurricane IId HV663 - 6 Sqn. RAF or 7 Sqn. SAAF?

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Originally Posted by Col Bruggy View Post
You will find the same shot (in mono), and a description of the operation in; A History of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-1945 - Vol.3/Shores et al, pp.448-53.
HV663 never served with the SAAF.
Indeed, meanwhile I found the photo and loss data for HW313 (a/c visible in the background) in Shores et al, it is now clear that both a/c flew with 6 Sqn. at the time of taking the photo. Wonder where the idea on 7 Sqn., promoted by some authors, came from...
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